If you or someone you know owns or is affiliated with a CT LFS...

[gmate]

Please, please make sure they have a security system involving an alarm and camera setup. I just read a terrible article about a LFS in upstate New York being burglarized two days ago for 20,000$+ worth of livestock and goods. Our state is too small and we have too few stores to have this happen, I'd hate to see this happen to anybody in this hobby. Disgusting what some people will do.

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Original thread
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2113980

Local News Article
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog/lfs-in-buffalo-ny-robbed-of-hard-goods-corals-and-cash

 

[BubbaBoBobBrain]

WOW! People are unbelieveable! I hope those A-HOLES get caught and severely beaten for that!

 

[BfishLpond78]

Its an awful shame what people do. People like this that ruin if for everyone else. I hope they are taking outside and stoned to death...

Side note...looks like its a great store!

 

[BubbaBoBobBrain]

Side note...looks like its a great store!

Sure does.

 

[Tautog]

Pretty ballsy. That sucks for the owner, unfortunately these guys will probably only get a slap on the wrist and the owner may not recover from this financially. Unless the judge owns a reeftank, I doubt they will get what they deserve from our joke of a justice system

 

[Acp]

Every business especially retail stores should have video and alarms. That's alot if money to lose.

 

[mylifeismyown66]

What a couple of D bags... some people...

 

[GobyWanKenobie]

Didn't one of the stores in CT get robbed just recently too? I know I remember reading it on the CTARs forum. I hope the stuff they took survived. It would be a double shame to have it wasted because of these guys. My guess is it will show up somewhere on Craigslist.

 

[Captainfester]

Who the hell steals fish stuff? What a bunch of nonsense.

 

[IDrawFish]

Yeah Fintastic got robbed not long ago. I really hope this wasn't Athen's Aquatics... I know Fred is selling his store due to an injury and financial troubles this would just be overkill.

 

[Captainfester]

the place is called "a reef creation"

 

[Acp]

robbed

robbed

Didn't one of the stores in CT get robbed just recently too? I know I remember reading it on the CTARs forum.

Yes and they also found a bag from a ny store in the floor. Coincidence?

 

[BubbaBoBobBrain]

Yes and they also found a bag from a ny store in the floor. Coincidence?

Kind of makes you wonder, huh. If it is the same people, I hope they break into a place where the owner is doing some late night work and packs some heat with him. Nothing would make me more happy than knowing they got whats coming to them. I f-ing hate thiefs!

 

[gmate]

Calm down there Bob haha you should be an aquarium bounty hunter

 

[mtc1966]

looks to me like these two had the place well scoped out 1st even new were to get buckets.