--- description: There was a break-in between Wednesday night and Thursday morning at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, the location of the attack that killed 49 last month, according to the Orlando Police Department. title: Police Confirm Break-In at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9f0931c3868e670b/69889bfffb4eaca35f88e4ad/pulse-nightclub-break-in-overnight.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Police Confirm Break-In at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 14, 2016 7:16 PM CUT  A memorial outside the Pulse nightclub on July 11, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. A memorial outside the Pulse nightclub on July 11, 2016, in Orlando, Fla.John Raoux—AP  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 14, 2016 7:16 PM CUT There was a break-in sometime from Wednesday night to Thursday morning at [Pulse Nightclub](http://time.com/4365362/pulse-night-orlando-shooting/ "undefined") in Orlando, the location of the [attack that killed 49](http://time.com/4365260/orlando-shooting-pulse-nightclub-what-know/ "undefined") last month, according to the Orlando Police Department. Employees who drove by the club around 3 a.m. noticed the vehicle gate was open and secured it; the next morning, the owners realized plywood barring one of the entrances to the club had been removed, leaving the club accessible overnight. The OPD confirmed someone had broken in by prying away the plywood Thursday afternoon, according to [the police report](http://www.cityoforlando.net/cityclerk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/16-284712R.pdf "undefined"). > [](https://twitter.com/OrlandoPolice/status/753639117234245632) > [](https://twitter.com/OrlandoPolice/status/753653493173522433) Pulse Nightclub had [just been returned](http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/orlando-nightclub-massacre/orlando-s-pulse-nightclub-returned-owner-law-enforcement-n608941 "undefined") to the owners on Wednesday by police for the first time since the June 12 shooting. 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