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Disguised as construction workers, two cunning thieves managed to steal 100 feet of steel fencing from a distillery in New Mexico, leaving the owner astounded and urging the community to let the soon-to-open establishment “have a f–king chance.”
Frank Holloway, proprietor of Hollow Spirits Distillery in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was left in disbelief on April 30 when he discovered that half the fencing at the rear of his new location had disappeared.
“They stole our fence. I didn’t realize people steal fences,” Holloway shared with KOB 4.
Initially, Holloway suspected the theft occurred under the cover of night, but security footage quickly dispelled that notion.
The video revealed two men, their identities hidden by substantial hard hats, casually dismantling and removing 100 feet of fencing in broad daylight, completing the act in less than two hours.
The pair started by sawing off the bottom of the fence, which connected it to the ground.
The thieves were seemingly satisfied after they removed 10 sections of the fence. All the materials were placed in an idling flatbed truck parked on the corner nearest to the fences, according to surveillance footage obtained by the outlet.
Holloway said that the duo’s “construction crew” disguise fooled dozens of unknowing witnesses.
“They came, they cut everything, looks like pretty decent cuts so they clearly knew what they were doing. But goddammit Albuquerque like, I love us, but just one time, give us a f–king chance,” Holloway begged on Facebook.
The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office speculated that the thieves were planning on reselling the fence materials, which can go for up to 80% market value.
“It’s going to cost us $10,000 and get them $100. I’m just more disappointed in the crime. It’s like, be better,” Holloway told the outlet.
“$10,000 is a lot of money, and it’s a lot of money that we did not plan for unfortunately. You could blame us for not planning for it, but I didn’t think my fence was gonna get stolen,” he added.