Washington Man Arrested In Skippy's Burglary

A Washington man was arrested Nov. 9 after he allegedly broke into Skippy’s Route 66 Restaurant in Leasburg.

The man has been charged with second-degree burglary and resisting arrest.

According to the probable cause statement, the incident happened in the early morning hours.

The suspect told a sheriff’s deputy he was trying to get to the hospital, so he disarmed the restaurant’s alarm.

Read more on this story in the Nov. 18 issue of the Independent News.