One or more burglars, armed with drills, entered the secured hallway of the Artesian Springs Apartments in Millcreek from the multilevel parking garage in the middle of the night. The target? Storage units that line up outside the various apartments.
First, the thieves punched holes around the dead bolts to disable the lock and gain access to the closets. A couple of the units were empty, but one contained several unexpected treasures worth thousands of dollars. So they hauled off the booty, some of it large and hefty.
On Dec. 15, Mehr, a professional artist, hosted a dinner party for friends, and needed to retrieve several folding chairs from her nearby locker.