A Warren restaurant owner is turning a heartbreaking theft into an opportunity to help her community after a burglar stole sentimental items from her business early Thursday morning.

Just Smash It, a burger restaurant on 8 Mile in Warren, approaching its one-year anniversary, was broken into when a suspect broke the lock to gain entry around 2:40 a.m. Thursday.

Owner Matashia Dykes discovered the thief had taken irreplaceable mementos that held special meaning to her and her business.

"He took something that meant a lot to us. Our first customers had came in, and just, like, as a gift they blessed the restaurant. We had three hundred dollar bills with just good luck messages and things like that on the money," Dykes said.

These keepsakes represented the restaurant's first large sales a

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