One of the broken-in doors in the Tallman Medical Center at 5325 Tallman Ave. N.W.
Three offices in the Tallman Medical Center on Tallman Avenue just off Market Street were broken into on the morning of Sept. 10.
Landlord Juliana Noble said the break-in occurred at approximately 6:30 a.m. It appeared the break-in was an attempt to get drugs, she said.
The offices of Dane Travis, M.D., PacLab and Equinox Massage Services were broken into.
Medication and some cash was taken from Dane Travis' office, said clinic manager Chris Root. She said the office doesn't keep much of either to steal on hand.
An employee of PacLab said nothing noticeable was missing, but the intruders may have taken forms with patient information, which scares him.
He said Equinox was smashed up and a laptop was stolen.
Root said today was Equinox's first day of business.
"It's a lousy way to be welcomed to the building," she said.
Root said the break-in makes her sad because her office helps a lot of people, many of who are uninsured.
"We consider ourselves as helping members of the community," she said.
Overall, it was only property that was harmed, and it could have been worse, Root said.