GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW HAS THEM IN DISBELIEF. CUSTOMERS WALK THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR HERE AT KENDALL’S RESTAURANT, AND DURING THE SATURDAY NIGHT RUSH, TWO PEOPLE SNUCK THROUGH THE BACK, STEALING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. NOW THE OWNERS WALK US THROUGH HOW THAT HAPPENED AND HOW THIS IMPACTS THEM. KIMBERLY KLEIN, A CO-OWNER OF KENDALL’S RESTAURANT IN NOBLE WALKING US THROUGH HER BUSINESS, SHOWING US WHAT SHE SAYS IS MAKING HER FEARFUL. THIS IS MY OFFICE AND IT’S ALWAYS CLOSED AND THEY WENT IN THERE AND CLEANED OUT THE SAFE. SATURDAY NIGHT DURING KENDALL’S DINNER RUSH. TWO PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN SEE IN THIS VIDEO WALKED IN THROUGH AN UNLOCKED LOADING DOCK DOOR IN THE BACK OF THEIR BUSINESS AND MINUTES LATER, WALKING RIGHT BACK OUT THE TWO, ACCORDING TO KLEIN, STOLE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FROM THE RESTAURANT. IT WAS A MATTER OF MNUTES WITH KLEIN SAYING SHE HAD ALMOST 200 CUSTOMERS IN THE RESTAURANT WHILE THE CRIME WAS BEING COMMITTED. THEY CAME OVER AND LOCKED THIS DOOR THAT DOOR SEPARATING THE OFFICE AND THEIR DRY GOODS LIKE FLOUR AWAY FROM THE FRONT WAITING AREA. SHE TRIED THAT DOOR, REALIZING IT WAS LOCKED. WALKING THE LONG WAY AROUND TO THE OFFICE, MOMENTS AFTER THE SUSPECTS WALKED OUT TO THINK THAT SOMEBODY WOULD BE BOLD ENOUGH TO WALK UP THE BACK AND POTENTIALLY, UM, COME INTO THE RESTAURANT THAT POTENTIALLY HURT SOMEBODY. YOU KNOW, JUST I DISBELIEF AND FEAR THEY’RE ONLY OPEN FOUR DAYS IN A WEEK WITH STRICT HOURS. THE MONEY INSIDE THE SAFE, LOCATED IN THE OFFICE, HELD MONEY THEY HAD MADE OVER SOME DAYS. THE RESTAURANT HAS BEEN HERE FOR DECADES, AND SHE SAYS SHE HAS ALWAYS FELT SAFE IN THIS COMMUNITY. BUT DOESN’T FEEL THAT WAY ANYMORE. SATURDAY’S I MEAN, THESE KIDS, WE ALL ARE IN HERE WORKING EIGHT AND TEN HOURS ON OUR FEET AND YEAH, IT HURTS. IT ABSOLUTELY HURTS. BUT IT’S JUST MONEY. I MEAN, IT IS JUST MONEY. IT COULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH WORSE. THE OWNERS SAY THEY FILED A POLICE REPORT AND WE REACHED OUT TO NOBLE POLICE WHO SAY THAT THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THIS SITUATION AND THAT WE’RE ABLE TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS STORY WITH THEIR POLICE CHI
Noble restaurant burglarized during Saturday evening rush, owners say
The suspects were able to get away with nearly half of their week's earnings.
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Updated: 8:36 AM CDT Mar 25, 2024
A well-known restaurant in Noble fell victim to burglars during their Saturday night rush. >> Download the KOCO 5 AppKendall's Restaurant captured the moments two people snuck in while customers were sitting and eating inside on security cameras. Video showed the suspects walking up the loading dock in the back of the restaurant and walking out minutes later with thousands of dollars. The suspects were able to get away with nearly half of their week's earnings. Kendall's is open four days a week, and the money they had collected for a couple of days was in an office near the loading dock's door. “This is my office, and it’s always closed. He went in there and cleaned out the safe," said Kimberly Cline, the co-owner of Kendall's Restaurant.The co-owners of the restaurant said the burglary made it even more difficult to be a small business owner. "Just so grateful that nobody was hurt. I have 20 employees in here, the majority of whom are high school and college kids. I had a restaurant full of 200 people. Gratitude of what could have happened didn't – that nobody confronted them and caught them and got hurt," Cline said. Cline said she was in disbelief and fears for herself and other businesses in downtown Noble. The restaurant has been in the community for decades, and she said she has always felt safe, but that feeling changed after the burglary. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here."Saturdays, these kids – we're all in here working eight to 10 hours on our feet. Yeah, it hurts. It absolutely hurts, but it's just money. It is just money. It could have been so much worse," Cline said. The Noble Police Department said they would likely have more information on Monday. Top HeadlinesTIMELINE: Severe storms bring a risk of golf ball-sized hail, tornadoes to OklahomaMarch Madness Day 3 recapWhat concerts are coming to Oklahoma this spring?Sheriff: Missing 70-year-old man with ties to Oklahoma found deadKate, Princess of Wales, and Prince William 'extremely moved' by support since her cancer reveal
NOBLE, Okla. — A well-known restaurant in Noble fell victim to burglars during their Saturday night rush.
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Kendall's Restaurant captured the moments two people snuck in while customers were sitting and eating inside on security cameras. Video showed the suspects walking up the loading dock in the back of the restaurant and walking out minutes later with thousands of dollars.
The suspects were able to get away with nearly half of their week's earnings. Kendall's is open four days a week, and the money they had collected for a couple of days was in an office near the loading dock's door.
“This is my office, and it’s always closed. He went in there and cleaned out the safe," said Kimberly Cline, the co-owner of Kendall's Restaurant.
The co-owners of the restaurant said the burglary made it even more difficult to be a small business owner.
"Just so grateful that nobody was hurt. I have 20 employees in here, the majority of whom are high school and college kids. I had a restaurant full of 200 people. Gratitude of what could have happened didn't – that nobody confronted them and caught them and got hurt," Cline said.
Cline said she was in disbelief and fears for herself and other businesses in downtown Noble. The restaurant has been in the community for decades, and she said she has always felt safe, but that feeling changed after the burglary.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
"Saturdays, these kids – we're all in here working eight to 10 hours on our feet. Yeah, it hurts. It absolutely hurts, but it's just money. It is just money. It could have been so much worse," Cline said.
The Noble Police Department said they would likely have more information on Monday.
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