Burglars Take Advantage of Christmas Store Closures and Hit 5 HEB Grocery Stores

KINGWOOD, TX -- Burglars took advantage of the Christmas holiday by breaking into as many as five H-E-B stores in the Greater Houston area early on Christmas morning.

One of those stores was the newest H-E-B store at West Lake Houston Parkway and Kingwood Drive, which opened this summer.

H-E-B officials said the burglars got into each of the five stores by breaking out the glass of one of the windows each time.

Although police have not determined what the thieves took from the stores, a trash back of prescription drugs that was allegedly from one of the burglaries was found in the parking lot of the Kingwood store.

It's unclear if they made off with any goods or cash.

Police say they saw several men take off once they arrived at the Kingwood store.

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