'Kiss My Gas Scooters' burglars caught on camera

(KY3)
Published: Oct. 17, 2018 at 11:22 PM CDT

There is video of all of it!

From three young men checking out the store during business hours on Saturday, to surveillance video both inside and outside of 'Kiss My Gas Scooters' at just after 4 a.m. and 6 this morning as three thieves loaded-up the stolen bikes and drove away. But owners Joe and Shanna Berrer say this is not the first time this has happened to them, and that they're doing all they can to help find the men that did this.

"We're a little scared," said owner of Kiss My Gas Scooters Shanna Berrer.

It was early this morning when Shanna and her husband Joe found out their store had been broken into.

Their security cameras caught three young men breaking-in at just after 4:40 in the morning. Loading 2 two dirt bikes into their pickup truck and driving away, then returning a second time for a 4-wheeler and two more dirt bikes before taking-off.

"This is all coming out of my pocket." said Shanna's husband Joe Berrerr, who also owns and runs the scooter shop. "I'm working here to pay thieves and I'm very frustrated and I'm about at the end of my rope with it."

In total... The Berrer's estimate about $10,000 dollars in stolen merchandise and damage to their store after the thieves tried several different ways before making it inside.

Joe said,"We had just updated our system last week and we had much better definition than before."

After calling Springfield Police, the Berrers posted their security camera video all over social media, even offering up a reward, and they say the tips came pouring in on Facebook and over the phone.

"We love serving the people of Springfield," Shanna said. "But, we're a little worried now."

While there is detail to the video, there is also vagueness. Because of that, the Berrers enlisted the help of neighboring businesses to help them try to catch the crooks.

"We're not isolated here, it doesn't just happen to us, " Shanna explained. "Of course they're sympathetic, they've had it happen to them."

And they couple says they're ready for the crooks to be caught., and for the crimes to end.

The owners of 'Kiss My Gas Scooters' say that after posting their surveillance video, they have received several tips, but so far haven't found the crooks...or the loot they stole.

Springfield police said today a detective has been assigned to the case and that it is currently under investigation.