CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A Cleveland business owner is still picking up the pieces after someone broke into his shop, smashed out the front door, and stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise.

The crook was caught on camera and 19 News obtained surveillance video.

The man was recorded stealing item after item from Cleveland Botanical Destination, a CBD shop on Detroit Avenue in Ohio City. Owner Larry Shor recognized the thief as soon as he checked his surveillance cameras.

“There was a customer who came in and he attempted to steal like a display of CBD flower we have out,” Shor explained. “Then when I looked down there was like a bulge in his pants, and I said what about that and he was like oh that’s nothing and then I pointed at it again and he ran across the street.”

That run-in happened Monday afternoon. A few hours later Shor discovered someone had vandalized his car. When he checked his cameras, he saw a man chucking rocks at his car. Shor said he reported that to the police.

Then at around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday that man was caught on video coming back to the shop again and was seen smashing out the front door. Shor said it will take at least three weeks to replace the glass.

The shop is also closed for the time being. Shor said he hasn’t been able to go inside since.

“It’s tough not to take it personal,” the owner admitted. “It definitely makes you on edge and it makes you more wary about like you know who else is capable of things, question things, do we need different security measures, why isn’t that block of Ohio city that people are paying so much money for at night patrolled to some extent?”

Shor said the man stole more than $10,000 worth of vapes and CBD items.

“About 200 vapes valued at about $40 each,” Shor said. “He took some flower that we had out on display THC flower, and for some reason, he got upset at the keyboard so we couldn’t work the next day because he smashed the keyboard. He took random things like catnip, balm, for lower back pain.”

Cleveland police are investigating the crime. The Ohio City business owner says he won’t be at peace until he knows the man who did this is held accountable.

“The biggest part of it is right now he’s just out there and he could do this to somebody else,” said Shor. “Some people don’t make the best decisions but I want there to be consequences and I want there to be a learning thing cause you know there’s different ways something like this, a story ends for this kid and hopefully, we’re gonna press charges against him and hopefully this can teach him a lesson.”

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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Cleveland Metropolitan School District said an eighth grade student was shot Thursday morning just after he exited a school building.

District officials said the boy left with his aunt around 10:30 a.m. before he was shot in a vacant field near Marion-Sterling Elementary School.

Police said officers were immediately called to investigate in the area of E. 30th Street and Cedar Avenue in the city’s Central neighborhood.

EMS transported the victim, a 15-year-old boy, to a local hospital. The school district said his condition is stable.

No arrests have been made at this time, according to police.

Below is the full statement from Cleveland Metropolitan School District:

This morning, an eighth-grade student enrolled at Marion-Sterling Elementary exited our school with his aunt at approximately 10:30 a.m. Shortly after exiting the facility, the student was attacked with a firearm in a vacant field adjacent to the school.

The student was transported to an area hospital, where he remains in stable condition.

The CMSD Division of Safety and Security has obtained leads about possible assailants and has shared this information with the Cleveland Division of Police. The incident remains an active Cleveland Police Department investigation.

This is a developing story. Return to 19 News for updates.

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CLEVELAND, OH – A resident of Cleveland Heights has secured a Lucky for Life prize that promises $25,000 annually for life. The winning ticket was sold at Mike’s Convenient Food Mart in Cleveland Heights during Friday night’s drawing.

The winning numbers for this prize were 2, 22, 31, 34, and 37, with a Lucky Ball of 9. Although the Lucky Ball was not matched, the ticket holder successfully matched the five main numbers using the auto-pick feature. The winner has a 180-day period from the draw date to come forward and claim their prize, and as of now, no claims have been made.

Mike’s Convenient Food Mart, located at 1929 South Taylor Road, will receive a $2,500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. This win is among several significant lottery prizes this weekend, including a $100,000 KICKER top prize in Grove City and a $110,000 Rolling Cash 5 jackpot in Warren.