Hardware store break-in under investigation

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Sumter Police Department officers are working to develop leads after a local hardware and sporting goods store was broken into during the holiday weekend.
Surveillance cameras captured images of two men at Simpson Hardware on Wesmark Boulevard near the time of the break-in.
Police responded after an alarm call to the business at 3:43 a.m. Monday. Evidence at the scene indicates the intruders cut through fencing around the garden center and then shattered two glass doors to enter the store.
Several items valued at more than $2,000 were reported stolen.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sumter Police Department at (803) 436-2700.
Information can also be given anonymously to Crime Stoppers at (803) 436-2718 or 1-888-CRIME-SC. A cash reward may be available for information leading to an arrest.