Surveillance video obtained by Channel 5 News shows the moment a suspect wearing a green hoodie and blue jeans broke into a Harlingen restaurant late Sunday night.

Provecho y Salud owner John Vargas said the suspect stole nearly $5,000 from a cash box in his office.

“I put everything into this restaurant,” Vargas said. “For a small business trying to make ends meet, it's tough. And for that to happen, it's a knock on the back."

Surveillance video shows the suspect making his way through the restaurant located at 119 W Van Buren Ave. The suspect made his way in by breaking through the restaurant’s glass door with a hammer and leaving through a back door after the restaurant's alarm went off.

Vargas said he's now thinking about making security upgrades.

“With the holidays coming up peop

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