Thief burglarizes two car washes on Strip

Two car washes were burglarized over the weekend after a thief figured out how to rig their coin machines so they would give up their money.

Both National Car Wash and Village Car Wash, located on the Strip, reported being victimized by a thief who lawmen suspect has been working not only here but in neighboring Coffee County.

At Village Car Wash, where roughly $100 was missing from the money changing machine, it was discovered the thief had somehow broken into the machine and spliced the wiring inside to trigger the money changer. The thief caused about $70 damage to the machine, similar to his larceny from nearby National Car Wash, as the culprit was able to gain entry to the machines by breaking a button leaving little outward damage.

It is believed the local burglar is the same person who has broken into a string of National Car Wash establishments in both Manchester and Tullahoma using a similar technique. Lawmen in Coffee County have a suspect in their case, a suspect who local police will want to interrogate when Coffee County authorities find him.