Burglar Pries Safe Open at Felix and Oscars Restaurant But Leaves Boxes of Alcohol Behind

A burglar was able to pry open a 300-pound safe at Felix and Oscars restaurant, 4801 Westown Parkway, sometime before 9 a.m. on Nov. 11, according to a West Des Moines police report.

An employee reportedly went to open the business, then called police from a neighboring shop to say the restaurant had been ransacked. According to the police report, the thief threw paperwork all over the floors of various rooms, moved the safe and pried open the door, taking the contents.

The business has an alarm which was off when officers arrived; another employee said it had been activated when the restaurant closed the night before. There are no surveillance cameras in the restaurant.

The suspect loaded two boxes with alcohol, but left them behind. A large flat-screen TV was moved from its spot on a cooler to on top of the bar. A clock was unplugged and showed a time of 3:56. A closed cash register had been pried open, which had no cash kept in it.

The owner told police he suspected the employee in the burglary. No charges have been filed.