Ice cream shop closed after air conditioning unit torn apart in copper wire theft [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE/Gray News) – An ice cream shop in Kentucky is closed after their air conditioning unit was torn apart in an apparent copper wire theft.

Panchito’s Ice Cream is a family-owned business. Owner Jose Fabian and his wife opened their Dixie Highway location in December of last year and were looking forward to what would typically be their busiest month of the year.

Fabian said he learned about the theft when he got a call from one of his employees saying the air conditioning at the shop didn’t seem to be working.

“I contacted our A/C maintenance company, they sent a technician out here, he went on the roof, and he was surprised to see what was up there,” Fabian said. “He looked at the unit and saw that it was torn apart.”