Possible Break-In Reported at Closed Galaxy Brewing in Binghamton

Binghamton police were investigating a possible burglary at a downtown craft brewery that remains filled with equipment three years after it went out of business.

Glass in two front door windows had been shattered at the defunct Galaxy Brewing Company building at 41 Court Street.

Smashed windows at the closed Galaxy Brewing Company on November 7, 2023. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Police officers were sent to the site just west of Washington Street Tuesday afternoon.

One officer was posted at a side entrance to the closed business near the MetroCenter as another officer with a flashlight was seen walking around inside.

Cans and kegs remain inside the old Galaxy Brewing building in downtown Binghamton. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

It was not immediately clear if someone had gained entry to the Galaxy Brewing site.

While police were on the scene, an audible alarm could be heard. It was the same sound that's been emanating from the building for more than two years.

FLASHBACK: A mobile canning line at Galaxy Brewing Company on February 2, 2017. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

WNBF News had reported on the incessant beeping of the alarm in September 2022 but no one took action to shut off the system.

The Galaxy Brewing Company building and its beer-making equipment were listed for sale early this year. The asking price for the property and the production gear was $2 million.

VIDEO: Binghamton police were called to the Galaxy Brewing Company building on November 7, 2023.

IT WON'T STOP! WNBF News returned to the scene of the crime on November 8, 2023 to find out what had changed.

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