(La Porte, IN) - An arrest has been made for the break-in of a pizza parlor in La Porte, as Dontrell Rice, 35, of Gary has been charged in La Porte Circuit Court with Burglary.

 

According to court documents, in October he allegedly obtained key codes from an employee at Marco’s Pizza to enter the building at 1505 Lincolnway and open a safe.

 

The burglar, wearing a hooded sweatshirt and mask, also reportedly broke open the cash register possibly with a hammer or crowbar. Whether the safe and cash register contained any valuables was not disclosed.

 

The employee told investigators she was acquainted with Rice, who allegedly removed the key codes from her cell phone without her knowledge.

 

A warrant was issued for his arrest several weeks following the incident.

 

Rice was taken into custody on the allegations on Friday and could face an up to six-year sentence on the Level 5 felony charge. Likewise, he also has charges of Resisting Arrest among other counts from January still undecided in La Porte Superior Court 1.