PRESTONSBURG – The Goodwill store in Prestonsburg was the target of some ill will, when it was burglarized early Wednesday morning.

The suspect or suspects entered through a side door of the store, near the area for donation drops, and then shouldered their way into the main office, police said.

“It was the classic kind of deal,” said Steve Little of the Prestonsburg Police Department. “Someone went to a back door in a low-lighted area and used a pry bar and popped the door.”

Little said no merchandise was disturbed, but that the office was ransacked and that the burglars got away with several hundred dollars in cash.

“They found the petty cash and then emptied the two register trays that were in the filing cabinet,” Little said. “They found them, stole the money and left.”

Despite the fact that some aspects of the break-in might at first point to the suspects having a working knowledge of the nonprofit store, Little said it could also be more simple.

“They leave the registers cleaned out up front,” he said. “They could have checked that first and then decided to try to offices because the word ‘office’ is written on the doors.”

In fact, Little said the investigation may focus more closely on any possible connections this recent burglary may have to a couple others that have taken place in the city recently.

“There’s some thefts going around town, people getting into cars and people’s homes,” he said. “It’s not uncommon this time of year and we don’t have any really solid leads at this time.”

Little has asked anyone who might have information about the case to contact him at the police department at (606) 886-1010. Callers may remain anonymous.