CLEVELAND — Five people were taken into custody after breaking into the historic Rockefeller building early Tuesday morning.

News 5 photojournalist, David Kraska
Superior Avenue was littered with broken glass and a few heavy boards that had been on the windows of the building.

News 5 photojournalist, David Kraska
A portion of Superior Avenue was shut down for several hours while a clean-up crew brought in a street sweeper to clean up the mess.
In May, this same building was broken into, and police detained and cited several people:
Break-in at the Rockefeller Building is latest setback for a Downtown Cleveland landmark
The historic building sits across from the new Sherwin-Williams headquarters.
In April 2024, News 5 reporter Michelle Jarboe reported that the owners of the building had put it up for sale:
Rockefeller Building developer drops plans, puts Cleveland landmark up for sale
Cleveland police have not shared any other information about the most recent break-in.
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