Hey Everyone,
One of our vendors on The Reef Hub got robbed. If anyone knows anything about this crime please contact the authorities!!!!!!
Here is the article from AA :
LFS in Buffalo, NY robbed of dry goods, corals and cash
By Johnathan Carvallo - Posted Jan 04, 2012 04:00 AM
A Reef Creation, a local fish store and online coral vendor located in Buffalo, N.Y. was burglarized earlier this week of over $20,000 in cash, dry goods and live coral. Please help catch these criminals (video and photo after the jump).
LFS in Buffalo, NY robbed of dry goods, corals and cash
A Reef Creation is a local fish store and online livestock vendor specializing in high-end coral located in a suburb of Buffalo, New York.
In the early hours of January 2nd, 2012, the store was broken into by two mid-20's white males, where they stole a combined $20,000+ in cash, dry goods and live corals. Two suspects smashed the glass door at the front entrance of this business and began stealing hard goods on a shelf located near the front door. The pair soon returned, breaking in the interior entrance to the store and quickly grabbed an armful of the stores own salt buckets. No sooner, they were navigating around the dark store using a cell phone to illuminate the tanks and grabbing coral by the handful, carelessly throwing them into the buckets with no care as to the health of the animals. To make matters worse, after burglarizing nearly $20,000 worth of live coral, the thieves stole a substantial amount of money out of the cash register.
Below is an infrared surveillance photo showing the two perpetrators in the action.
And here the local news report of the crime, including more surveillance video and details about the crime. (you can see the video on Advanced Aquarist )
It's always unfortunate to hear about our local brick and mortar stores being subjected to tragedies like this and we really hope that the reefkeeping community as well as the law enforcement can aid in catching the criminals responsible for this heinous crime. Fingerprints and facial-recognition software are also being utilized to identify these two men.
If you or anyone you know has any information leading to the arrest of these burglars, please contact store@areefcreation.com or call the local police department at 716-686-6500.
Author: Johnathan Carvallo
Location: New York
Johnathan is a proud marine hobbyist, employee at EcoTech Marine and staff blogger here at Advanced Aquarist Online Magazine