Police investigating burglaries at three area gyms

Police are searching for the men who broke into three area gyms within a week.

WEEK.RIGHT NOW... ALL GYMS IN THESTATE ARE CLOSED... BY EXECUTIVEORDER..

TO STOP THESPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS.AND THE OWNERS TELL OUR CODYBUTLER... THESE BREAK-INS AREJUST ANOTHER PUNCHIN THE GUT.WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT.SURVEILLANCE VIDEO CATCHES TWOMEN GOING TAKING ITEMS FROMTHREE MID-MICHIGAN GYMS.AT FIRST I KIND OF THOUGHT ATFIRST SOME KIDS KNOCKED IN THEDOOR OR SOMETHING.STACEY NYE OWNS GREATER LANSINGCROSS FIT JUST OFF JOLLY ROAD.IT WAS REALLY A SENSE OFVIOLATION.SATURDAY MORNING THE BURGLARSGOT AWAY WITH SEVERAL HEAVIERWEIGHTS.NOTHING IS LEFT ON THE CARTS.WEIGHTS WERE ALSO TAKEN FROMEAST LANSING CROSS FIT IN BATHTOWNSHIP SATURDAY MORNING.IT'S REALLY CONCERNING THAT WEWEREN'T THE ONLY GYM BECAUSETHAT TELLS ME THEY'REPOTENTIALLY GOING TO HIT OTHERPLACES.OTHER GYMS WERE ALREADY HIT.YOGA STATE IN EAST LANSING WASHIT JUST A FEW DAYS EARLIER ...MAY 17TH.AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS AJOKE.

WHEN I GOT THE PHONE CALLI WAS LIKE WHO WAS GOING TOACTUALLY BREAK INTO A YOGASTUDIO.YOGA STATE'S OWNER JEN HAYESSAYS THE BURGLARS ONLY GOT A WAYWITH POCKET CHANGE AND YOGASTATE BRANDED CLOTHING.IT FELT LIKE ANOTHER KICK OFBEING KNOCKED DOWN.

OUR FIRSTONE WAS BECAUSE OF A VIRUS ANDNOT A PERSON.GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER CLOSEDGYMS IN AN EXECUTIVE ORDER MARCH16TH TO TRY ANDPREVENT CORONAVIRUS SPREADING.IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT FOR OURMORALE FOR SURE.

WE'VE BEENPRETTY DISCOURAGED ALREADY.CODY BUTLER, FOX 47 NEWSGYMS OWNERS SAY..

THEY AREGOING TO TAKE EXTRA SECURITYPRECAUTIONS UNTILTHEY ARE ALLOWED TO SAFELYREOPEN.RIGHT NOW... GOVERNOR GRETCHENWHITMER HASN'T INDICATED WHENTHATWILL BE.POLICE BELIEVE THE BREAK-INS ATTHE CROSS FIT GYMS ON SATURDAYARE RELATED.EAST LANSING POLICE SAY... IT'STOO EARLY TO TELL IF THEBREAK-IN AT YOGA STATE IS ALSOCONNECTED.WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THEINVE