Thief caught on camera breaking into Ohio City CBD shop, owner says he stole more than 10k worth of products

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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