By Lori Ehde
Local law enforcement is investigating a break-in that occurred at Luverne's Country Kitchen sometime between 11:30 p.m. Monday and 6 a.m. Tuesday.
According to restaurant owner Raney Israelson, the back door had been pried open, as was the door to the business office.
"They're both steel doors, so they had to have a pretty good pry bar to get them open," he said.
He said the company safe was not found, but cash in a drawer was stolen and file cabinets were bent up from attempts to open them.
All things figured, damages and losses come to about $1,000, Israelson said.
"It’s not the first time we’ve been broken into," he said. "The last time was about 10 years ago."
He said he's considering installing a security alarm system and security cameras. "If we had a camera running, we would have been able to see who did this," he said.
Sheriff Ron McClure said officers are interviewing potential witnesses, but no suspects have been arrested so far.