Amtrak depot has weekend break-in
By Sue Sitter - | Jan 30, 2021
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Cases displaying historical items in the Rugby Amtrak depot sustained damage in a break-in the morning of Jan. 24.
A staffer and volunteer at Rugby’s Amtrak depot discovered a crime scene the morning of Jan. 24 after noticing a smashed door and broken glass on the floor of the waiting area.
Dale Niewoehner, a local business owner who advocates for Amtrak, said he discovered the mess when he visited after the westbound Empire Builder had left the station, about 8 a.m.
“I saw a gentleman waiting for a ride,” Niewoehner related. “He’d gotten off the train in the morning. I walked to the west side of the building and saw yellow police tape. Then, I saw glass on the floor. I looked around a little bit and went around to talk to this guy. I said, ‘What’s going on here?’ He said, ‘The police were here a little bit ago. There was a Burlington-Northern truck here a little bit ago and I