KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Kelseyville businesses have been alerted to a burglary suspect who broke into a Main Street store on Wednesday night.
Kelseyville's Napa Auto Parts, located at 3576 Main St., was the target of the break-in, according to store owner Deanne Padel.
Padel said the burglary occurred at about 9 p.m. Wednesday and involved a single male subject.
“He busted in the front glass door,” Padel told Lake County News.
The responsible subject, captured on surveillance footage, was wearing a green-hooded sweatshirt, white painter pants, a mask and gloves. Padel estimated he was about 6 feet tall and weighed 220 pounds.
Padel said he repeatedly kicked and pried out the store's front door window and wasn't deterred either by the cameras or the alarm system.
The subject, who appeared to know where the cameras were located, made off with $700 in cash, Padel said.
Padel said the subject parked next door to her business, at either at the car wash or Premier Auto Body. She didn't have information on the type of vehicle he was driving.
The break-in is being investigated by the Lake County Sheriff's Office, Padel said.
Padel also owns the Lakeport Napa Auto Parts store, where a box truck was stolen on Tuesday morning. The truck was recovered later that morning in Nice through the efforts of the Lakeport Police Department and California Department of Fish and Wildlife officers.
Sara Nelle Hendrix, 30, of Kelseyville was arrested for stealing the truck, being under the influence of a controlled substance and possessing drug paraphernalia, according to police.
Padel said her Clearlake store was burglarized several months ago, with a Clearlake Police investigation later recovering the stolen items.
Anyone with information about the break-in or who has seen a suspicious subject at Kelseyville-area businesses should call the Lake County Sheriff's Office at 707-262-4200.
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