A daring thief made off with more than $500 in cash Monday afternoon from the office of Mountain Mike’s Pizza on North Main Street at Louise Avenue making it in and out of the business without being seen.

The man reportedly parked in front of the restaurant shortly before 4 p.m. He was first noticed looking into the windows of Mike’s Restaurant located next to the pizza parlor.  He was not seen, however, as he went into the back office where he found cash for the drawers sitting on a table.

He apparently just scooped it up and exited the building, driving away in what appeared to be a light blue or silver Chrysler Sebring-type sedan and drove away.  It was a review of the surveillance camera video tape by owner Jeff Liotard that provided most of the evidence.

Business burglary

A car audio business in the 100 block of South Union Road was burglarized at about 5:20 a.m. June 14.  Detective Jason Bonetti said the suspect entered the business forcefully and stole miscellaneous car audio merchandise.

Anyone with information about the crime or the suspect is encouraged to call Detective Bonetti at the Manteca Police Department at 209.456.8167 or Crime Stoppers.