Greensboro police investigate Popeyes break-in with cooked food theft
A Popeyes on West Gate City Boulevard was broken into before dawn, and police say the intruder cooked shrimp, biscuits and fries before leaving.
Greensboro police are investigating an unusual break-in at a Popeyes on West Gate City Boulevard after someone got inside the restaurant, cooked food and took additional items before leaving early Thursday morning.
Officers were notified about the incident at about 5 a.m. at the restaurant, 3228 W. Gate City Blvd. Investigators said the suspect cooked shrimp, biscuits and fries inside the business and then fled. Police have not said how the person entered the building or what other items were taken.
No arrests had been announced as of Friday, and the Greensboro Police Department said the case remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information can call Greensboro/Guilford County Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000, and tips may be submitted anonymously.
The break-in stands out not just because of the theft, but because it appears the person spent time inside the restaurant preparing food before leaving. That adds another layer to a typical burglary investigation, raising questions about how long the suspect remained in the building and whether alarms, cameras or other security measures failed to catch the intrusion sooner.
It is not the first time this Popeyes location has drawn police attention. WFMY News 2 reported that on Sept. 24, 2021, two men robbed the same restaurant at gunpoint around 12:30 a.m. Police said the men took an unknown amount and type of property, and no one was injured.
The repeated calls to the same address come as West Gate City Boulevard continues to serve as a major commercial corridor on Greensboro’s southwest side. The City of Greensboro says the Gate City Boulevard project between Willow Road and Florida Street includes sidewalks, decorative crosswalks, pedestrian signals, bike lanes, curb and gutter and storm drainage improvements, all part of a broader effort to reshape a busy stretch of road that carries both traffic and daily business activity.
Greensboro police also maintain a crime-mapping system that can be searched by address, date or crime type, and the city says the data can change as investigations develop. For businesses along Gate City Boulevard, that matters because a single report can quickly turn into a larger pattern once investigators connect the details.
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