{"id":220885,"date":"2026-04-06T18:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/220885\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T18:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:31:09","slug":"burglary-investigation-at-golden-corral-in-port-st-lucie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/220885\/","title":{"rendered":"Burglary investigation at Golden Corral in Port St. Lucie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPolice are investigating a burglary attempt early Sunday morning at a Golden Corral restaurant in Port St. Lucie.Stay up to date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25According to the Port St. Lucie Police Department, officers were called to the restaurant at 651 NW St. Lucie West Boulevard around 4:38 a.m. on April 5, after management received an alarm alert indicating a possible break-in.When officers arrived, they found a smashed window and signs that someone had tried to force open a door. Police then requested help from the St. Lucie County Sheriff\u2019s Office K-9 unit, which assisted with a search inside the building. No suspects were found.Investigators later discovered additional damage on the roof, including a hole about one foot wide. The Fort Pierce Police Department drone unit was brought in to help search the roof and attic areas.Inside the restaurant, officers found significant damage, especially in the manager\u2019s office and ceiling. Police say several electrical cords connected to the alarm and camera systems were cut, alarm keypads were ripped from the walls, and a door peephole had been removed.Police have not said whether anything was stolen, citing the ongoing investigation.Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Port St. Lucie Police Department.Get the latest weather updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Police are investigating a burglary attempt early Sunday morning at a Golden Corral restaurant in Port St. Lucie.<\/p>\n<p>Stay up to date: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the Port St. Lucie Police Department, officers were called to the restaurant at 651 NW St. Lucie West Boulevard around 4:38 a.m. on April 5, after management received an alarm alert indicating a possible break-in.<\/p>\n<p>When officers arrived, they found a smashed window and signs that someone had tried to force open a door. Police then requested help from the St. Lucie County Sheriff\u2019s Office K-9 unit, which assisted with a search inside the building. No suspects were found.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"Burglary investigation at Golden Corral in Port St. Lucie\" title=\"Burglary investigation at Golden Corral in Port St. Lucie\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4e51594e-8d3a-4108-ab42-2768de79f811-69d3f05c391c4.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tHearst Owned\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBurglary investigation at Golden Corral in Port St. Lucie<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"burglary investigation at Golden Corral in Port St. Lucie\" title=\"Burglary investigation at Golden Corral in Port St. Lucie\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9f4bc0c3-e6dd-4770-83cd-b59970e9d247-69d3f07e82d3f.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Investigators later discovered additional damage on the roof, including a hole about one foot wide. The Fort Pierce Police Department drone unit was brought in to help search the roof and attic areas.<\/p>\n<p>Inside the restaurant, officers found significant damage, especially in the manager\u2019s office and ceiling. Police say several electrical cords connected to the alarm and camera systems were cut, alarm keypads were ripped from the walls, and a door peephole had been removed.<\/p>\n<p>Police have not said whether anything was stolen, citing the ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Port St. Lucie Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>Get the latest weather updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/article\/get-wpbf-25-news-on-the-go\/999316\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police are investigating a burglary attempt early Sunday morning at a Golden Corral restaurant in Port St. Lucie.Stay&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":220886,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[49351,100107,100108,100109,2390,100106,56494,660,1224,132,171,173,172,5221,11277,100110,189],"class_list":{"0":"post-220885","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-port-st-lucie","8":"tag-additional-damage","9":"tag-alarm-alert","10":"tag-burglary-investigation","11":"tag-ceiling","12":"tag-door","13":"tag-golden-corral","14":"tag-manager","15":"tag-office","16":"tag-officer","17":"tag-police","18":"tag-port-st-lucie","19":"tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","20":"tag-port-st-lucie-news","21":"tag-restaurant","22":"tag-roof","23":"tag-several-electrical-cord","24":"tag-wpbf"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}