Burglars break into Ohio sheriff's home

LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio sheriff is offering a $1,000 reward for information on a crime that hit very close to home. He says his own house was burglarized.

Sheriff Dave Phalen in Fairfield County, southeast of Columbus, says the break-in shows anyone can be a crime victim.

Nothing was taken. Phalen says he and his wife went out for a walk Sunday evening, and when they returned six minutes later they found evidence that someone had entered their home and tried to disable the alarm system, which was going off.

The reward money is out of the sheriff’s own pocket and is for a tip that leads to an arrest.