Cincinnati police asking for public’s help in identifying suspect in shoe store break-in
Cincinnati police asking for public’s help in identifying suspect in shoe store break-in
Updated: 5:54 PM EDT Oct 14, 2024
THIS IS WLWT NEWS FIVE, LEADING THE WAY. NEW DEVELOPMENTS TONIGHT IN A SERIES OF BREAK INS WHERE THIEVES ARE GETTING AWAY WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN MERCHANDISE. AND THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE AT 530. I’M MIKE DARDIS. AND I’M ASHLEY KIRKLEN. THIS IS A STORY YOU SAW FIRST ON WLWT. ONE OF THE STORES HIT SOUL BRO’S ON REDDING ROAD. WLWT NEWS FIVE’S DANIELLE DINDAK HAS BEEN LEADING THE WAY ON THIS STORY. AND, DANIELLE, HOW DID THEY EVEN GET IN? YEAH. ASHLEY. SO THE STORE IS ACTUALLY LOCATED IN THIS BUILDING BEHIND ME, BUT THE THIEVES ACTUALLY DIDN’T GO THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR. I’M GOING TO EXPLAIN TO YOU HOW THEY GOT IN. THEY ACTUALLY SCALED THIS WALL, GRABBED ONE OF THESE ROCKS AND LAUNCHED IT THROUGH THAT UPPER WINDOW. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE IT’S BOARDED UP RIGHT THERE. NOW, I WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME NEW VIDEO TONIGHT OF WHAT THEY DID ONCE THEY GOT INSIDE. HE JUST STARTED PULLING EVERY SHOE OUT OF EVERY SINGLE BOX AND JUST BAGGING IT. ALMOST A WEEK AFTER THE BREAK-IN. AND THIS VIDEO STILL MAKES HUNTER AMY SICK. I HATE WATCHING IT. IT REALLY SUCKS. HE MIGHT NOT LIKE IT, BUT HE CAN WALK YOU THROUGH ALL OF IT. SHE DROPS IT RIGHT HERE. IN THIS SHOE STORE HEIST HAPPENED AT HIS SHOP ON REDDING ROAD. SOME SHOES HERE. GO FOR HUNDREDS A POP. A LOT OF THE SHOES THEY TOOK, YOU KNOW, WERE RANGING FROM BABY SHOES THAT WERE $60 ALL THE WAY UP TO SHOES. LIKE I SAID, SEVEN, $5,800. THE CRIME HAPPENED LAST TUESDAY AROUND 330 IN THE MORNING. IT ALL STARTED WITH THE ROCK, AND THEY LITERALLY JUST TOSSED IT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE WINDOW. REPORTER THE THIEVES MANEUVERED THEIR WAY IN THROUGH THIS. NOW BOARDED UP SECOND STORY WINDOW. ONCE INSIDE, THEY WENT ON A SHOPPING SPREE OF SORTS, BUT DIDN’T PAY. SO A LOT OF THIS STUFF YOU KNOW, WAS RAN THROUGH AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF THE SHELVES OVER HERE. THEY HAD LITERALLY WENT THROUGH AND JUST TOOK EVERY DISPLAY SHOE OFF AND PUT IT INTO THE BAG. THEY DIDN’T EVEN TAKE THE OTHER SHOE. HUNDREDS OF SHOES TAKEN, BUT ONLY A FEW FULL PAIRS. IF YOU ADD UP THE RECEIPT, INCLUDING THE 60 ITEMS STOLEN AND THE PERSONAL ITEMS TAKEN. THE FINAL PRICE TAG TOTAL. WE ENDED UP FINDING OUT WITH DAMAGES AND EVERYTHING. IT’S BETWEEN 40 AND $50,000. THE MERCHANDISE BAGGED UP AND TAKEN OUT THE BACK WINDOW. THE SITE NOT SITTING WELL WITH AMY. TWO WHOLE TRASH BAGS AND MY LAPTOP BAG RIGHT DOWN THE STREET. HE STOLE THIS HAT TOO, OFF THE GLASS COUNTER AND WORE IT OUT. THAT’S MY LAPTOP BAG RIGHT THERE. NOW, THIS SHOP WAS ACTUALLY ORIGINALLY LOCATED IN LOCKLAND, BUT IT ACTUALLY CLOSED DOWN THERE BECAUSE THE OWNER SAID THERE WAS JUST WAY TOO MUCH CRIME IN THAT AREA. AND GET THIS, AN ACTUAL CAR SLAMMED INTO THE BUILDING. BUT AS FOR WHAT’S HAPPENING RIGHT HERE, AFTER LAST WEEK’S BREAK-IN, THEY SAID THEY’LL FIND A WAY TO COME BACK FROM IT AND THEY WILL STAY OPEN. REPORTING LIVE TONIGHT, DANIELLE DINDAK WLWT NEWS 5 AND DANIELLE, YOU’VE BEEN CHATTING WITH POLICE ABOUT THE BREAK-IN. WHAT ARE THEY SAYING? YEAH. ASHLEY, I CAN TELL YOU THAT POLICE ARE ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING THIS INVESTIGATION. AND THEN TODAY THEY ACTUALLY POSTED PART OF THAT SURVEILLANCE VIDEO ON ALL OF THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES ASKING PEOPLE, IF YOU KNOW THIS PERSON OR IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS CRIME, PLEASE CALL CRIME STOPPERS. WE HAVE ALL THIS INFORMATION RIGHT NOW OVER ON OUR WEBSITE, WLWT.COM.
Cincinnati police asking for public’s help in identifying suspect in shoe store break-in
Updated: 5:54 PM EDT Oct 14, 2024
Cincinnati police is asking the public’s help in identifying a person caught on surveillance footage breaking into a Pendleton shoe shop last week.CPD took to social media to post surveillance video of a break-in at Sole Bros, located on Reading Road.Sole Bros is one of at least three stores in the area who have dealt with break-ins over the last week. The video shared by police was captured just after 4 a.m. on Oct. 8.The business shared a list of objects taken with WLWT, including more than 100 right shoes, several complete pairs of shoes, multiple pieces of clothing, and personal items.Including the damage to the shop, the price tag for the robbery will be nearly $50,000. “We’re doing everything in our power to create a clean, safe, welcoming environment in the urban core,” said 3CDC in a statement in response to the break-ins.Anyone who may recognize the person in the surveillance video is asked to submit an anonymous tip to CrimeStoppers at 513-325-3040 or to call CPD at 513-352-3518.
Cincinnati police is asking the public’s help in identifying a person caught on surveillance footage breaking into a Pendleton shoe shop last week.
CPD took to social media to post surveillance video of a break-in at Sole Bros, located on Reading Road.
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Sole Bros is one of at least three stores in the area who have dealt with break-ins over the last week. The video shared by police was captured just after 4 a.m. on Oct. 8.
The business shared a list of objects taken with WLWT, including more than 100 right shoes, several complete pairs of shoes, multiple pieces of clothing, and personal items.
Including the damage to the shop, the price tag for the robbery will be nearly $50,000.
“We’re doing everything in our power to create a clean, safe, welcoming environment in the urban core,” said 3CDC in a statement in response to the break-ins.
Anyone who may recognize the person in the surveillance video is asked to submit an anonymous tip to CrimeStoppers at 513-325-3040 or to call CPD at 513-352-3518.
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