A Café Corazón manager told WISN 12 News the burglar climbed onto the patio roof, then broke into an upstairs office window.

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AS 12 NEWS’ CAROLINE REINWALD REPORTS CROOK CLIMBED THROUGH A , THE ROOFTOP WINDOW TO GET INSIDE. AT ABOUT 12:30 A.M. THURSDAY, A BURGLAR TOOK AN INTERESTING ROUTE INTO THE RIVERWEST CAFÉ CORAZON. MANAGEMENT SAYS HE CLAMBERED ONTO THE PATIO ROOF AND IN THROUGH A WINDOW. ONCE INSIDE, SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS THE BURGLAR STRUGGLING WITH AN EXTRA LARGE SAFE THAT WEIGHED 100 POUNDS IN THE UPSTAIRS OFFICE. YOU ACTUALLY SEE THE MAN HOISTING THE SAFE ON A TABLE BEFORE EVENTUALLY TOSSING IT OUT THE WINDOW, THEN HEADING DOWNSTAIRS TO THE BAR. >> I TALKED TO THE MANAGER. SHE DIDN’T WANT HERSELF OR ANY OF HER EMPLOYEES ON CAMERA BUT SHE DID TELL ME THAT THEY REALLY UPPED THEIR SECURITY SINCE THIS HAPPENED. ONCE DOWNSTAIRS, THE BURGLAR I SEEN ON CAMERA TAKING A CROW B TO THE BAR’S CASHBOX, EVENTUALLY OPENING IT BUT FINDING NO CASH INSIDE. MANAGERS DID NOT WISH TO SAY HOW MUCH HE TOOK FROM THE UPSTAIRS SAFE, BUT DID POST IN THE RIVERWEST FACEBOOK PAGE IF ANYONE SEES A SAFE, PLEASE LET THEM KNOW, HOPING TO RETRIEVE THE ITEMS THEY SAY HOLD LITTLE VALUE TO OTHERS. IN RIVERWEST, CAROLINE REINWALD, WISN 12 NEWS DERRICK: POLICE ARE TRYI

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A burglar made off with a 100-pound safe from the Riverwest Café Corazón on North Bremen Street.It happened around 12:30 a.m. Thursday.A Café Corazón manager told WISN 12 News the burglar climbed onto the patio roof, then broke into an upstairs office window.Surveillance video footage captured the masked burglar struggling to lift an extra large safe. He is seen hoisting the safe onto a table, then pushing it out a window, then off of the roof. The burglar is also caught on camera using a crowbar to open a cash box behind the downstairs bar. Management said there was no cash in the register. A manager did not want to speak on camera or say how much money was taken from the upstairs office safe. In a neighborhood Facebook post, she asked people to let her know if a safe is found. She said she would like the items inside the safe returned, as they have little to no value to others. Café Corazón management said after the break-in, they have substantially increased their security.