Surveillance Video Captures Thief Robbing Deerfield Beach Restaurant
DEERFIELD BEACH (CBSMiami) - Employees at a family-owned Colombian restaurant in Deerfield Beach returned to work Saturday and found broken glass on the floor and items missing.
After checking the surveillance cameras at El Balcon de las Americas, their worst fears were confirmed. A thief had broken in early Saturday morning.
"I was angry and sad at the same time," said the restaurant's manager, Monica, who chose to only give her first name.
Surveillance cameras captured a man walking towards the front of the restaurant around 2:17 in the morning, wearing goggles and a hat. The video shows the man crawling on the floor -- possibly to avoid the security sensors. Monica said he stole money from the register along with a laptop, iPad and iPod.
"He studied us, I'm sure," she told CBS 4's Carey Codd. "He's done this before. He knew exactly what he was doing."
Monica said the thief lingered in the restaurant for nearly 20 minutes, looking through every drawer and cabinet he could. Also, she said he took more than items and money with him.
"All my employees felt like he stole our security here," she said. "This is our security here. We spend a lot of time together working together."
As quickly and quietly as the burglar came in, the video shows the thief left with barely a trace. Monica is upset and wants the man caught.
"The people that work hard to earn what we have, they come and just take it away?" she asked. "Do they think that they earned this? No. They have to be stopped."
If you can help authorities solve this case call Broward County Crimestoppers at 954 493 TIPS.
