Men arrested for Popeyes burglary entered through unlocked doors

ALTOONA, Pa. (WJAC) -- Altoona police were dispatched to Popeyes on Plank Road Friday morning for an overnight burglary. The store manager reported at total $300 was stolen from two cash registers in the store and one of those registers was gone, according to court documents.

Police said security cameras captured several suspects entering, one through an unlocked rear door and one through an unlocked lobby door.

Altoona police later learned two of those men, Khiry Cannady and Joshua Gregg had been stopped by Logan Township police the night before with a partially pried open cash register, latex gloves, a hammer and a 22-caliber handgun.

On Saturday, Altoona police and Logan Township police arrested the men in connection with the Popeyes burglary. Sgt. Matthew Plummer said Cannady admitted the crime during questioning. Police said one register was left unlocked and Cannady told investigators he expected the safe would be unlocked too, but it wasn’t.

“Mr. Cannady actually was employed by Popeyes prior to this incident,” Plummer said. “I believe he was fired about a week ago and at this time it’s an ongoing investigation and we believe there’s possibly another employee that’s involved.“

Court documents said security footage shows Gregg and Cannady attempting to pry open the drive-thru window, the to give the impression it was a forced entry burglary, but police said the doors were unlocked.

Plummer said there was a third suspect accompanying Cannady and Gregg, who are facing multiple charges including criminal conspiracy and burglary.

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