{"id":2883,"date":"2026-05-29T04:01:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T04:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2883"},"modified":"2026-05-29T04:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T04:01:16","slug":"two-bakeries-burglarized-by-masked-men-on-same-night-in-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2883","title":{"rendered":"Two bakeries burglarized by masked men on same night in Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- --> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>HOUSTON, TX<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>Houston police say two local bakeries were burglarized on the same night last week by three masked men, and both break-ins were caught on camera.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2881\">Houston weather: Warm temperatures on the way for Friday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>According to investigators, Michael\u2019s Cookie Jar along Weslayan Place and The Bearded Baker on West 11th Street were targeted during the early morning hours of May 21.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>At The Bearded Baker in the Heights, police say three masked men broke into the bakery through a glass window, which is now boarded up.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They basically trashed the front area and the office looking for something, assuming money,&#8221; said Elaine Shaffer, The Bearded Baker manager. &#8220;All they took was a speaker and peanut butter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The burglary happened during an already difficult time for owner Allan Hursig, who was diagnosed with colon cancer last month and had just started chemotherapy the day before the break-in.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The community has stepped up to support the bakery during the owner\u2019s cancer treatment and recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2877\">Where Texas cities land on US list of priciest, cheapest places for popular foods<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People have heard about the break-in. A lot of people know Allan. He&#8217;s been in the Heights community for years. The community has been really supportive,&#8221; said Shaffer. &#8220;We&#8217;ve sold out of cookies every day since that day. The community has been incredible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Houston police say the same morning, three masked men also targeted Michael\u2019s Cookie Jar.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The owner shared surveillance video from the burglary and said the suspects got away with some cash.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Right now, investigators are treating the break-ins as separate cases while they work to determine whether the cases are connected.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2868\">Rapper shot in Houston restaurant has \u2018irreversible paralysis;\u2019 another rapper facing new charge<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>What you can do:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information is urged to contact Houston police.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Houston police say two local bakeries were burglarized in the same night last week by three masked men, and both break-ins were caught on camera.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6,8,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-and-public-safety","category-houston","category-news","category-top-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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