Over $15K In Meat Products Stolen From Roswell Restaurant: Police

ROSWELL, GA — Roswell Police are searching for a male suspect who they said stole over $15,000 in high-value meat products.

On Feb. 13, police said that 53-year-old Warren Kearney of Sandy Springs broke into Uncle Jack’s restaurant, 1105 Canton Street, around 7:20 a.m. and took meat out of the freezer. Kearney is captured on video surveillance loading the meat products into his vehicle, police said.

On Feb. 17, a second burglary happened at the same location around 6:45 a.m., police said. The security footage shows Kearney stealing meat from the freezer and then leaving, police said.

According to police, Kearney was a recent hire. Detectives have secured warrants for Kearney’s arrest for two counts of 2nd degree burglary, according to police.

It's not clear what specifically was stolen, but according to the Uncle Jack's website, the menu includes crab, oysters, steak and more. The owner didn't immediately return messages.

Restaurant owner Willie Degel told WSB-TV that the thief took boxes of everything from obe and Wagyu beef, to ahi tuna, to their famous “long bones” which are 20-inches long.

Degel told the station that after the first theft they added extra protection, but the thief returned just three days later.

“He saw bigger and better locks, came with big deadbolts, and cut them off,” Degle said. “I’m so shocked someone came back that fast.”