Oh my god soleless crime.
Three brazen thieves stole more than 100 pairs of right-footed shoes in a booze-fueled robbery as the dispirited owner contemplated closing the shop for good after a devastating blow to his business. .
said Hunter Emi, owner of Sole Brothers in downtown Cincinnati. facebook Last week, he began receiving notifications from his security system around 2 a.m. on Oct. 8, saying he witnessed three suspects inside the store looting merchandise.
The robbers made off with “more than 100 pairs of correct shoes, several complete pairs of shoes, a large amount of clothing, and other items and personal effects,” along with surveillance footage of the crime, Emi wrote.
Security video taken from outside the store shows one of the thieves, wearing a red sweat suit and gym bag, taking a swig from what appears to be a liquor bottle before entering the store. The store had its grand opening in March.
Later, the same thief was seen walking around a business showroom with multiple shoes under his arm.
Another shoe-stomper, wearing a black sweatshirt and a face mask, was seen on camera limping into the store, while a third woman appeared to be standing guard outside.
Photos of the aftermath show empty shoe boxes strewn across the floor of the store, storerooms raided, shelves ransacked and a pair of shoes discarded inside.
Emi said. W.C.P.O. He said he missed the robbery by “about 17 to 19 minutes.”
And he noticed that the trio “finished with almost all of the many shoes on the wall.”
“At that point, it was just demoralizing,” Emi told the outlet.
He estimated that the theft of products and damage to the store would result in approximately $45,000 in losses.
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The hit to business was so devastating to the owner that he considered closing the store for good.
“Well, some days are hard, I say that,” Emi said. “After this happened, I straight up told my employees, ‘We’re going to close.’ Literally, we’re done.”
Emi explained that her business was already dealing with some difficult times before last week's robbery.
About 18 months ago, a car crashed into the front of our old store, causing enough damage that we had to look for a new store in the city.
“This business and entrepreneurship has been the real test of it all for me,” he said. W.C.P.O..
However, Emi said in a social media post that the store will remain open thanks to the “love and support” it has received from the community and will “strive to provide the best service possible to the city.”
“I know that one family's son is limping after jumping out of a window. I know someone knows of a drunk man who took over 100 pairs of correct shoes. “I know there are people out there who know the woman who knows she shouldn't have been there,” he asked the public in the post.
“I'm still upset, but I don't want to hold any more hatred in my heart,” he said.
