Thieves kick through drywall to break into NW OKC office building – KOCO Oklahoma City

EDMOND, Okla.

Police are searching for at least three people who earlier this month broke into an office building under construction by kicking through the drywall.

The thieves smashed in the walls and dismantled an alarm when they broke into the office building near Northwest 150th Street and Santa Fe Avenue in Edmond. They got away with hundreds of dollars in items.

"They kicked through the drywall in several spots and found where they could actually penetrate through the wall, said owner Cody Ward, with Neal McGee Homes.

Police said the men were caught in surveillance pictures Feb. 5 while most people were watching the Super Bowl. The thieves stole paint and plumbing fixtures.

"It's very frustrating to have people break into your buildings," Ward said.

Ward and the builder do not recognize the thieves and don't think they've worked on the building. Police are working to determine if they are also responsible with a tailgate theft last week.

WEBVTT T FOR AT LEASTTHREE PEOPLE WHO BROKE INTO ANOFFICE BUILDING KNOCKING OUTWALLS TO TAKE HUNDREDS OFDOLLARS IN ITEMS.JESSICA: KOCO'S JONATHAN COOPERSPOKE WITH THE BUILDER TODAY,AND IS NEAR NORTHWEST 150TH ANDSANTA FE WITH DETAILS.JONATHAN: POLICE SAY THOSETHIEVES BROKE INTO BOTH UNITS OFTHIS OFFICE BY KICKING THROUGHTHE DRY WALL.TONIGHT POLICE ARE TRYING TOFIND OUT IF THESE THIEVES ARECONNECTED TO EVEN MORE CRIMES.HOLES SMASHED IN THE WALLS ANDAN ALARM SYSTEM COMPLETELYDISMANTLED.THIS DAMAGE CAUSED BY THIEVESWHO BURGLARIZED AN OFFICE UNDERCONSTRUCTION.>> THEY KICKED THROUGH THE DRYWALL IN SEVERAL SPOTS AND FOUNDA SPOT WHERE THEY COULD ACTUALLYPENETRATE THROUGH THE WALL.JONATHAN: POLICE SAY THE MENSEEN HERE ON SURVEILLANCE PHOTOSBROKE INTO THE BUILDING NEAR NW150TH AND SANTA FE ON SUPER BOWLSUNDAY.WHILE MOST PEOPLE WERE WATCHINGTHE GAME POLICE SAY THEY WERESTEALING PAINT AND PLUMBINGFIXTURES.>> IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING TO HAVEPEOPLE BREAK INTO YOURBUILDINGS.JONATHAN: CODY WARD WORKS WITHTHE BUILDER AND SAYS THEY DON'TRECOGNIZE THE THIEVES AND DON'TTHINK IT'S ANYONE WHO'S WORKEDON THE BUILDING.POLICE MEANWHILE TELL US THEY'RETRYING TO DETERMINE IF THE SAMEMEN ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ATAILGATE THEFT NEAR DOWNTOWNJUST A WEEK BEFORE.THE BUILDER TELLS ME THEY HAVEALREADY FIXED THE DRY WALL.ALL OF THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE

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