By Associated Press - Thursday, January 30, 2014

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - Fairbanks police say two men stole $1,000 worth of chewing tobacco after breaking into a shop.

The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (https://is.gd/szMxGF) says the men were captured on video breaking into The Smoke Shop sometime between late Monday night and early Tuesday morning.

Police say the burglars stole 40 rolls of chewing tobacco and several class marijuana pipes.



Lt. Dan Welborn says the men broke the store’s glass window to get in. He says one of the burglars crawled through a hole in the glass and opened the door for the other.

Police are not saying when the video was taken, citing the ongoing investigation. The break-in was reported Tuesday morning.

Wellborn says the tobacco was valued at $1,000. He says the pipes were valued at about $120.

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Information from: Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner, https://www.newsminer.com

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