Joxer Daly’s, the popular Irish pub near the intersection of Washington and Sepulveda boulevards that City Councilman Mehaul O’Leary has owned and operated for the last eight years, was burglarized early Monday morning.
First time it ever happened, said Mr. O’Leary, who characterized himself as “miffed.”
He said his alarm company let him down. The burglars cut the telephone lines to disable the alarm, he told the newspaper.
Unbeknownst to him, he said, the alarm company, Pacific Alarm, provides a backup system, which might have snared the thieves. “Do they not think it would have been wise to tell me, to offer a backup service to a bar?” Mr. O’Leary asked, rhetorically. “I am tremendously disappointed.”
Since the thieves knew no one was inside, they used a crowbar to gain entry.
Mr. O’Leary figured they had cased the joint — his staff leaves at 3:30 in the morning, and the bad guys struck exactly one hour later. “This was well orchestrated,” said the Councilman.
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But the bad guys barely profited. They had to settle for a relatively measly reward of $182.
Here is how the modest amount was reached. Mr. O’Leary’s employees have been instructed to leave $200 in the cash register at the end of the working day, $18 of it in quarters. The color-conscious thieves were particular. With Councilman O’Leary being a native of Ireland, they only were interested in green money. They merely sniffed at the silver, walking away from it.
Apparently the same team of burglars struck again on the same overnight, motoring the several blocks over to the Dear John’s bar on Sepulveda where they fared better. They reportedly made off with the safe. Because the Councilman has used his imagination at Joxer Daly’s, the pub’s safe is almost thief-resistant, sources said.
Mr. O’Leary learned of the robbery the next day — from his jukebox vendor.
