BK Sweeney's on New Hyde Park Road was burglarized during the early morning hours of Monday, Feb. 20. Garden City police report the incident occurred sometime between 3:45 and 7:50 a.m.
Police state the restaurant's manager responded to work Monday morning to find two basement doors and an air conditioner damaged. An investigation revealed $9,000 in restaurant proceeds was stolen from a locked desk drawer in the eatery's basement. Further, a $4,400 ATM machine with $67,000 inside was also missing. Damage from the forced entry totaled $3,500, according to police reports. The investigation is continuing.