Burglars hit Morris Street last weekend

They came in through the bathroom window, but first the thieves had to get over the fence behind the Library Thrift Store or slip in between or over the gate near the store’s entrance.

One thing is certain: they were successful in taking the Morris Street store’s week’s receipts. They, or others, were not able to enter the Edward Jones office two blocks east, at 708 Morris Street.

An email Monday from Joan Scarboro, president of Friends of the La Conner Library, to its members, shared that the break-in was discovered Sunday morning. They “remove[d] the week’s cash receipts. Also taken were the...