COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) – A rash of burglaries in the Midlands have restaurants owners missing their patio furniture.

We first reported that thieves walked away with five tables and 20 chairs from Moe’s Grapevine on Rosewood Drive. The goods totaled $2,500.


Then we learned La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant in Camden had more than $2,000 worth of patio furniture stolen over the past two weeks.

And now WIS News 10 has learned of another patio furniture burglary. This one happened at Zorba’s on Two Notch Road Monday night.
    
Workers say they walked in the restaurant Tuesday morning to discover more than $3,500 worth of patio chairs and umbrellas gone.
    
The general manager says she’s been in business for 28 years says nothing like this has ever happened.

“When I saw it on the news and found out patio furniture was taken, my first instinct was I needed to take all our things in. I believe that was Monday night AT 11:30pm, so when I got here Tuesday morning and our stuff was stolen I thought ‘God, I should have just gotten up and came over here and brought all the furniture in,” said Margie Wynn.

There is no evidence right now that the burglaries are linked. If you have any information please call the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.