The restaurant break-ins that have plagued St. Louis continued this weekend, with burglaries in the Grove, Shaw and Fox Park.But while the previous rash of incidents had seemingly few links beyond their targets, with eateries hit in the Central West End, Lafayette Square, Midtown and near Tower Grove Park, the most recent burglaries appear to be related. In fact, surveillance footage from break-ins in the Grove in the last two weeks suggests the same crew is behind at least three of them: a trio of black men, with a white SUV lingering outside serving as a possible getaway vehicle.
The burglars first showed up at Vincent Van Doughnut in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 9, police say.…