Suspect dressed in apparent scuba gear breaks into Disney Springs restaurant
The suspect tied up employees and stole between $10,000 and $20,000 in cash during a swift, weaponless robbery before escaping by swimming away in scuba gear.
- A man wearing goggles and an apparent wetsuit robbed Paddlefish restaurant at Disney Springs after midnight, ordering employees to get on their knees.
- The man took cash from a safe one employee was depositing money into and left after the employees called 911 two minutes later.
- The incident report lists a potential charge of grand theft in the third-degree, covering $10,000 to $20,000, though the exact amount stolen is unknown.
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Thief in Full Scuba Gear Robs Disney Restaurant, Then Swims Away
The mental image that usually comes with “robbers” is a ski mask or balaclava. This guy, though, got creative. Scuba gear was going to be his uniform for the crime. Deputies in Orange County, Florida, are searching for a man suspected of robbing Paddlefish, a seafood spot at Disney Springs that’s designed to look like a modern steamboat floating on Lake Buena Vista. The suspect allegedly entered the restaurant just after midnight, dressed head-…
Man In Scuba Gear Reportedly Robbed Disney Springs Restaurant And Swam Away With The Cash
Authorities are searching for a suspect who robbed a Disney Springs Restaurant. The crime raised eyebrows as the man allegedly approached the venue wearing scuba gear and escaped by diving back into the water. What happened: WFTV 9 reported on the bizarre incident, which occurred just after midnight on Monday at the Paddlefish restaurant. The Paddlefish is a Seafood eatery aboard a moored steamboat, per DisneySprings. Per WFTV 9, guests had lef…
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