Bizarre Burglary: Intimate Distraction Leads to Arrests
Police in Arizona have arrested a couple who allegedly broke into a Mediterranean restaurant but became distracted, deciding to have sex in full view of the establishment's security cameras. The brazen incident occurred on October 25 at Mon Cheri Restaurant in Scottsdale.
For over a week, authorities did not identify the suspects, who were captured on surveillance footage without their masks engaging in intimate acts inside the restaurant's famous rose display. The restaurant took matters into its own hands, posting the footage to social media in hopes the culprits would be recognised.
Staff Discover Violation and Theft
Caitlyn Sorensen, the lead server, expressed the staff's shock to AZFamily. "We pulled up the surveillance, and we were disturbed," she said. "Who would do that? That's just gross. We don't want that here."
Upon arriving at the scene, staff found the cash register had been forced open, flowers were strewn across the floor, and the bar area was completely ransacked. The thieves made off with $450 in cash, the restaurant's iPhone, and a bottle of Bacardi liquor.
Restaurant owner Lexi Caliskan detailed the physical damage to FOX 10: "They damaged my two doors. So two doors need to be repaired or replaced. The actual registers are like just torn apart."
Suspects Apprehended and Charged
The investigation led to the arrest of 30-year-old Corrisa Sucanick in Scottsdale on November 3. Her apparent partner, 39-year-old Brian Morrow, was taken into custody the following day at a Phoenix motel.
According to Scottsdale Police, the couple will not face charges for their 'amorous activities' captured on camera. However, they will each face one count of third-degree burglary. Morrow faces an additional charge for possessing burglary tools.
Both suspects were booked into the Maricopa County jail following their arrests.
The couple's decision to defile the restaurant's iconic rose display, typically used for Instagram photoshoots, particularly unnerved the owner. "I think it's maybe all the roses," Caliskan told FOX 10. "They definitely have some romantic time up front on the property and our roses."
Sorensen added that the rose display was "such a happy place" that felt violated by the burglars' actions. "Stay out. We don’t want you. Leave. Never come back," she said. "Just having somebody come inside of your personal space, even if they've not stolen anything like it's not okay. And so I think we all just felt really violated, to be honest."
