(jd) The brief absence of the owner was enough for previously unknown suspects in Löhne to break into an apartment on Schierholzstraße on Saturday (22 March). The perpetrators used an outside staircase to reach the balcony of the apartment. Here, they first pushed up a lowered blind before forcibly breaking the glass pane of the balcony door with an object. They rummaged through several cupboards in the bedroom and, after an initial search, stole cash in the four-figure range. The criminal investigation department has taken over the investigation and has narrowed down the period of the crime to between 8 p.m. and 10.20 p.m. Witnesses who can provide information about the incident are asked to call 05221/8880.