Burglary attempt at Stompin Grounds came for refill

Kim Broadhead is convinced the extension ladder in the yard behind Stompin Grounds last Sunday morning meant someone was just steps away from burglarizing her again. The December 26 taking of her cashbox, with its $170 opening drawer, and a heavy, leaded glass vase with its hummingbird etching also came before dawn.

Broadhead walked into her shop 6:45 a.m. Sunday morning, dropped her purse, looked out the south window toward Road Street and saw a ladder in the grass. She assumed that someone spotted the ladder carriers – or the would-be burglars saw others nearby. First light Sunday was...