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GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — The start of the holiday weekend had Kristen Wilmes picking up a smashed laptop off the floor of the Habitat for Humanity ReStore Boutique after it was broken into Thursday night or Friday morning.
Wilmes, who is the Executive Director of ReStore, said Friday turned into a huge aggravation with the mess created by the store being vandalized and ransacked.
The store was broken into through a garage door window after a rock had shattered the glass. The perpetrators then crawled through the window to get into the store.
No furniture was stolen, but the store laptop was thrown on the concrete floor and stepped on, Wilmes said. The newly donated safe, which was 3-feet tall and 2-feet wide, was also taken and used to ram the back door open.
“Thank goodness we didn't use it yet,” Wilmes said. She added that they were planning on using the safe to store the laptop and money from the store. She laughed, saying the thieves will be mad that nothing is in the safe except the directions on how to use it.
The store cabinets, drawers and refrigerator were all emptied and tossed around the store creating a huge mess to clean up for the workers. The food was for the employees as well as volunteers; spatulas used for cook outs with the volunteers were also broken.
“It's just frustrating that people would do this to a nonprofit,” Wilmes said. “Its just all kind of random.”
Wilmes said that upgrading security probably won't be in their
future, adding they would rather not spend a lot of money trying to keep people out when they want to help people like the ones who broke in. “We are not going to let this deter us,” she said.
Police took photos and gathered fingerprints on Friday to help in their investigation explained Wilmes. She said they would find a way to secure the store until they could fix the window. In total repair and damages she estimated the cost would be around $2,000.
Deputies and investigators responded to a call 6:58 a.m. Friday morning after two stores right next to each other were vandalized. Garfield County Sheriff's Community Relations Deputy Holly Hopple said they have no leads on suspects and the case is under investigation.
The boutique opened a couple of weeks ago due to a noticed need from customers to provide a place where they could shop for furniture in a showroom-like setting with affordable prices. The store is located right off of Highway 82 and is open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The organization has two locations the ReStore warehouse; which was broken into last year, and the new boutique. Both are full of donations that are given by local community members, contractors, designers, and businesses that have new or used furniture.
Wilmes, who is the Executive Director of ReStore, said Friday turned into a huge aggravation with the mess created by the store being vandalized and ransacked.
The store was broken into through a garage door window after a rock had shattered the glass. The perpetrators then crawled through the window to get into the store.
No furniture was stolen, but the store laptop was thrown on the concrete floor and stepped on, Wilmes said. The newly donated safe, which was 3-feet tall and 2-feet wide, was also taken and used to ram the back door open.
“Thank goodness we didn't use it yet,” Wilmes said. She added that they were planning on using the safe to store the laptop and money from the store. She laughed, saying the thieves will be mad that nothing is in the safe except the directions on how to use it.
The store cabinets, drawers and refrigerator were all emptied and tossed around the store creating a huge mess to clean up for the workers. The food was for the employees as well as volunteers; spatulas used for cook outs with the volunteers were also broken.
“It's just frustrating that people would do this to a nonprofit,” Wilmes said. “Its just all kind of random.”
Wilmes said that upgrading security probably won't be in their
future, adding they would rather not spend a lot of money trying to keep people out when they want to help people like the ones who broke in. “We are not going to let this deter us,” she said.
Police took photos and gathered fingerprints on Friday to help in their investigation explained Wilmes. She said they would find a way to secure the store until they could fix the window. In total repair and damages she estimated the cost would be around $2,000.
Deputies and investigators responded to a call 6:58 a.m. Friday morning after two stores right next to each other were vandalized. Garfield County Sheriff's Community Relations Deputy Holly Hopple said they have no leads on suspects and the case is under investigation.
The boutique opened a couple of weeks ago due to a noticed need from customers to provide a place where they could shop for furniture in a showroom-like setting with affordable prices. The store is located right off of Highway 82 and is open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The organization has two locations the ReStore warehouse; which was broken into last year, and the new boutique. Both are full of donations that are given by local community members, contractors, designers, and businesses that have new or used furniture.
