By Mike Sever
Record-Courier staff writer
Two Main Street businesses in Ravenna were the victims of "smash and grab" burglary attempts late Thursday night.
The thieves didnt get much beyond a few dollars and some cuts from broken glass.
Thieves first attempted to smash the glass door at the Appliance Mart, 105 E. Main St., but the bowling ball-sized rocks picked out of a nearby streetside planter failed to break through the laminated glass.
So, the thief or thieves picked up their two weapons of smash destruction and walked down the block to the Copper Kettle Antiques, 115 E. Main St., where they smashed the glass door.
The thief or thieves crawled through the broken glass, grabbed an antique brass cash register and threw it back through the broken door.
Apparently, the cash register was too heavy to carry off, so it was broken open and left in the stores entranceway. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken.
Friday morning, the damaged but operable cash register was back in action on the counter at Copper Kettle Antiques.
In addition to the broken glass and cash register, a couple of antique chairs and a table were damaged by the rocks and glass.
Det. Robert Cooper said police talked to several people who were in the area about the time of the break-ins and are looking for more witnesses. Anyone with information should call the Ravenna Police Department at (330) 296-6486.