English's Model Railroad Supply burglary
As we reported earlier, English's Model Railroad Supply was burglarized early in the morning on March 16, 2015!
We have assembled a short video taken during the burglary from our store cameras.
It appears that the two individuals involved knew exactly what they wanted, Lionel, Mike's Train House and
American Flyer. They used the store pallet jack and carts to clear two walls and pushed
the carts to the shipping door, loaded their black Dodge pickup (with plywood extensions on the side),
and drove away. The investigation has deduced that they had to have visited the store previously so they could plan this operation.
As investigators examined all the video recordings, they could see they knew how to get to the shipping area and that the store had carts.
One individual appeared to be tall enough to reach the top shelf (84” high) and grab the Lionel train sets without a stool.
Anyone less than 5’ 11” in height cannot easily grab those sets. Authorities estimate the other individual is about 5’ 7 “ tall. It appears that they spent about two hours in the store unloading shelves and loading their trucks.
If you recognize anyone in the video please contact Lee English at bowser@bowser-trains.com
The photos show the walls that held our Lionel, MTH and American flyer locos and cars
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What they looked like before the robbery
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