Se informa que el incidente ocurrió en las primeras horas de la mañana del martes cuando supuestamente un individuo obtuvo acceso al lugar a través del área del techo y al área de oficinas de la instalación donde se guarda el dinero.
Se informa que el individuo robó alrededor de 20.000 dólares.
Desde entonces, el personal del Departamento del Sheriff inició una investigación, que incluye la obtención de huellas dactilares y el acceso al sistema de seguridad del edificio.
En los años anteriores, varias salas de juegos de la zona han tenido este tipo de problemas, incluido el robo de empleados a punta de pistola.
Thief Steals Around $20,000 from Maquinitas Location
A game room (maquinitas) located along Del Rio Blvd was broken into and suffered a loss of around $20,000 informed Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber.
The incident is reported to have occurred in the early morning hours of Tuesday when allegedly an individual gained access to the location through the roof area and into the facility's office area where the money is kept.
The individual is reported to have stolen around $20,000.
Sheriff Department personnel have since launched an investigation, including securing fingerprints and access to the building’s security system.
In the previous years several game room locations in the area have had these types of problems, including employees being robbed at gunpoint.