Crime

Police arrest one in July burglary at popular Lexington restaurant

Giuseppe’s has been a Lexington favorite for over the past 25 years with many customer favorite dishes and live jazz music every night in Lexington, Ky., Monday, March 27, 2022.
Giuseppe’s has been a Lexington favorite for over the past 25 years with many customer favorite dishes and live jazz music every night in Lexington, Ky., Monday, March 27, 2022. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com

Lexington Police have arrested one man in connection to a burglary at Giuseppe’s Ristorante Italiano that happened July 10.

Paul V. Masters is accused of disabling the restaurant’s alarm system and using a dolly to take a cash register and safe with an undisclosed amount of money, according to the Lexington Police Department. The burglary left Giuseppe’s with property damage, like broken windows and ceiling tiles.

The 27-year-old Italian restaurant, a popular destination in Lexington, cleaned the damage before opening the morning after the burglary.

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