(ABC 6 News) — The Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglary at Tilly’s Tavern in Oronoco.

Deputies responded to the bar on Wednesday, March 5, around 10 a.m. According to the report, a suspect broke a glass patio door and entered the bar overnight. The suspect then broke into a pull tab machine and stole several hundred dollars.

Employees of the restaurant say they hate to see this happen just two years after a new owner took over.

“She’s a single mother, trying to raise a family and 2 years into a new business, and things like this are real hard,” said John Carson, maintenance worker at Tilly’s Tavern.

Tilly’s wasn’t the only restaurant targeted in the county on Wednesday morning, as the Rochester Police Department responded to an apparent break-in at the Whistle Binkies South Location in Rochester as well.

According to the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office, they are unsure whether or not that incident was related to this one, and are urging restaurant owners in the area to be on the lookout for suspicious activity.

“We’re looking into it. Just at the general appearance, I do not believe they’re connected, but I’m not comfortable to say one way or another without further looking into it,” said Captain Tim Parkin of the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office.

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The investigation is ongoing.