Double L break-in prompts special thank you

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Double L Log Cabin Grill Restaurant

Ellijay, Ga – Early in the morning of June 11, the Double L Log Cabin was victimized by a burglary just before 1 a.m.

An alarm set off at that time prompted a call from the security service to owner Lisa Dillard. Dillard says she has dealt with a false alarm before but asked them to dispatch a police response. Gilmer County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the alarm and later contacted Dillard to come to the location. Arriving at the restaurant, Dillard was not allowed inside but received confirmation there had been a break-in.

Lisa Dillard, owner of the Double L Log Cabin Grill

Lisa Dillard, owner of the Double L Log Cabin Grill

As Dillard attempted to deal with the break-in, two Deputies and Detective Scott Camp processed the scene. It looked as if someone had kicked in a back door to gain entry. Rifling through documents and mail in the back of the restaurant, Dillard said it looked as if the burglar had moved into the front area and got a drink out of the cooler.

She went on to say that she expects the burglar panicked when the alarm went off as glasses were strewn across the floor and it looked like a rock had been thrown at the inside of the front door as well as a broken chair and damage to another metal door.

Three hours later, with most of the mess cleaned up, Dillard and her husband drove home. However, an unlikely event occurred during the trip as the couple noticed a man on the side of the road walking down Highway 282 towards Murray County. Dillard tells FYN that the mans back was to them, but stuck his thumb up as if hitchhiking.

Dillard said he husband was the one who mentioned a feeling he thought this might be the same man who broke-in. The couple contacted the authorities again noting the suspicious person on the road. When a deputy investigated, they discovered stolen mail in his back pocket and matched his shoes with a print on the door.

However, this wasn’t the end of the story for Dillard. Going through her day off very little sleep due to the incident, she began thinking again of the work and effort put in by the Sheriff’s Deputies at the same hour. She was so thankful for their hard work, she posted on social media a public thank you to those involved.

Dillard called out the officers involved with the crime, but not to criticize them. Instead, she specifically notes their quick response and their dedication at the late hour operating on very little sleep. As FYN spoke with Dillard, she went further into detail saying that it turned out to be a very reassuring event with her interactions with the Sheriff’s Deputies and Detective.

According to her, the deputies she interacted with had been on duty since 7 p.m. After several earlier calls, they were then at her restaurant for 3 three hours without stopping and without leaving. She went on to say, “There is so much going on in this county that a lot of us that are just out here working, making a living, we never see it… I know how hard they work, and I know what kind of danger they have, even in our little community… It does reassure me, even with everything they have going on, that they are there for us.”

While the position of Detective and even Sheriff’s Deputy holds expectations and service for the community, sometimes that expectation gets taken for granted. As Dillard states, sometimes the community doesn’t see the details and the extra effort. Dillard wanted to take a moment in a stressful week to note the positive she experienced.

That was the thing that she said stood out most to her, “They stayed with us.”

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