9 thieves embrace their inner clowns as surveillance footage shows them all climbing out of tiny car before vape shop heist
Nine thieves were caught on camera all climbing out of the same car and breaking into a Virginia vape shop, where they made off with expensive sneakers, Pokemon cards and over $13,000 worth of merchandise.
Surveillance video shows the group filing out of a gray Hyundai Sonata as if it were a clown car – with two of the alleged burglars stashed in the trunk – before breaking into Accolades Vapes and Tobacco Shop around 3:30 a.m. on October 15.
The thieves, all wearing hooded sweatshirts and face masks, shattered the window at the shop in Warrenton, about 55 miles outside of Washington, D.C., to gain entry, Fox 5 reported.
Once inside, the group stole 15 pairs of Nike Air Jordan sneakers, clothing, water pipes, vapes, Pokemon cards and the cash register, according to the report.
The shop’s owner told Fox that the thieves made off with about $13,000 worth of merchandise – and none of it will be covered by insurance.
“It’s just a very tough situation with the vape industry, insurance [companies] are a little finicky with that, so what happens is you just have to take the loss,” the owner said.
The footage shows all nine people wearing face coverings and hooded sweatshirt during the robbery.
In order to get inside the building, the group had to break a window and push past a temporary wall standing in front of it.
“It’s horrible because bringing the community back is what we’re actively trying to do. Thanks to our community in Fauquier County, it has been nothing but support and the sheriff’s department has been really, really helpful,” he added.
When asked if he had a message to the thieves, the owner simply said: “Do better.”
The sheriff’s office believes the crew is also responsible for other burglaries in the area and is encouraging anyone who recognizes them to come forward with information.
