West Des Moines Police Probe Stones Thrown at Glass Houses

The Glass Houses smoking accessories shop at 800 First St. has added video surveillance in hopes of stemming a rash of burglaries.

And guess what?

They’ve got some folks on tape from two recent incidents, one July 4 and another July 8. are assisting Glass Houses’ Rachel Elizabeth Gulick in identifying the suspects.

In the July 4 burglary that occurred around 2:30 a.m., the surveillance video showed a slender black man wearing a hoodie who entered through the south door, removed five glass water bongs from the shelf and then left through the south door, according to a report from Officer Scott Davis. The door had been broken, apparently with a large piece of concrete.

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Gulick said the bongs are valued at $1,250.

Fingerprints were taken from the surface of the counter, according to Davis’ report.

Four days later on July 8, the south side door was broken, apparently with a large landscaping rock. That burglary occurred around 3:30 a.m. and police responded to an alarm.

Authorities tried to track the suspect with K-9 Officer Rony, but were unsuccessful.

The video showed two suspects, both caucasians. One stood outside and another, carrying a backpack and wearing a black shirt pulled up to his nose, and blue jeans, entered the building and removed some items from the shelf.

In that burglary, Gulick estimated losses at $500.

Detective Tom Boyd of the police department’s is pursuing the case.

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