The Ellis County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an attempted break-in at a rural home in eastern Ellis County.
The owner’s home security system captured video of the person attempting to kick in a door at the residence on Jan. 30.

A $1,000 cash reward is being offering for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.

Anyone with information about the crime or who can identify the person in the video, contact the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office detective division at (785) 625-1040 or submit a crime alert at www.ellisco.net.