FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno police are investigating after a business was burglarized in southeast Fresno on Thursday morning.
Officers responded to a burglary alarm the Smoke Shop on Kings Canyon Road and Recreation Avenue around 2:30 a.m.
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Investigators searched the building with the help of a Clovis police officer and K9. Clovis police also used their drone to search the roof of the building.
A hole was found at the top of the roof, officials say. Investigators believed the suspect may have used a ladder on the side of the building to get away.
Moments after officers left, the business owner tells Action News they were searching the building when they came face-to-face with the suspect who was hiding in the rafters.
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Authorities were called back to the scene and took the suspect into custody.
It's unclear if the suspect attempted to take anything from the store.