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Thief climbs onto roof, falls through ceiling while breaking into Oklahoma City restaurant

Surveillance video shows tiles falling from the ceiling before the suspect crashed to the ground

Thief climbs onto roof, falls through ceiling while breaking into Oklahoma City restaurant

Surveillance video shows tiles falling from the ceiling before the suspect crashed to the ground

YEAH. THE THIEF MANAGED TO CLIMB THIS LADDER. AND FROM ROOFTOP SOMEHOW GOT THROUGH THE AIR DUCT CELL INSIDE THE STORE AND THEN TOOK OFF WITH MERCHANDISE. BUT I HOPE WE’RE NOT BEING TARGETED. IN THIS VIDEO, YOU SEE THE TILES OF THE CEILING AT OFF THE HOOK FALL THROUGH AND BOOM, THE ROBBER FALLS THROUGH. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SINCE THIS SUMMER THE BUSINESS HAS BEEN BROKEN INTO. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND I GOT A CALL FROM COX AND THEY WERE TELLING ME THAT THREE OF MY SENSES WAS GOING. SO I IMMEDIATELY KNEW THAT WAS WRONG. THE CALL WAS TOO FAMILIAR SINCE ANOTHER BREAK IN WIPED OUT JUST MONTHS AGO, AND THAT GUY GOT AWAY WITH EVERYTHING AND WE STILL HAVEN’T RECOVERED ANYTHING. WE DON’T KNOW IF IT’S THE SAME GUY OR A DIFFERENT PERSON, BUT HOPEFULLY THEY’LL GET CAUGHT. THIS TIME, THE ROBBER GOT AWAY WITH ELECTRONIC TABLETS. THIS TIME WE WERE. WE WERE A LITTLE PREPARED. WE HAD THE SAFE BOLTED. WE BEEFED UP OUR SECURITY. AND EVEN IN THIS MOMENT, THE OWNER OFFERING COMPASSION. IF YOU NEED SOME HELP SOME MONEY. YOU KNOW WE DON’T MIND YOU CAN COME AND PICK UP TRASH OR EVEN HIRE YOU. EVERYBODY’S, YOU KNOW. AND OFF THE HOOK THEY PLAN ON OPENING TOMORROW IF THEY GET THE CEILING FIXED. HOWEVER POLICE SAY IF YOU KNOW WHO DID THIS, YOU’RE TO CALL CRIMESTOPPER
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Thief climbs onto roof, falls through ceiling while breaking into Oklahoma City restaurant

Surveillance video shows tiles falling from the ceiling before the suspect crashed to the ground

An Oklahoma City restaurant was robbed for the second time this year, and this time the burglar went to great heights to pull it off.| MORE | WATCH: Thief falls through ceiling after breaking into popular OKC restaurantThe thief climbed a ladder Wednesday night to get on top of Off the Hook near Interstate 235 and Britton Road, got in through the air duct and fell inside before taking off with electronics.Surveillance video shows tiles falling from the ceiling before the suspect crashed to the ground."I was on my way home, and I got a call from Cox. And they were telling me three of my sensors were going off," Off the Hook owner Loniesha Tempson said. "So, I immediately knew something was off." The call was too familiar since another break-in wiped them out in July."That guy got away with everything, and we still haven't recovered anything," Tempson said. "We don't know if it's the same guy or a different person, but hopefully they get caught."This time, the robber only got away with electronic tablets."This time, we were a little prepared," Tempson said. "We had the safe bolted. We beefed up our security."The owner offers compassion even after the brazen break-in."If you need some help, need some money, you know we don't mind. You can come ask, pick up trash, or we'll even hire you. Everybody's hiring," Tempson said.Anyone with information about the thief is asked to contact the Oklahoma City Police Department's Crime Stoppers at 405-235-7300 or submit a tip online.

An Oklahoma City restaurant was robbed for the second time this year, and this time the burglar went to great heights to pull it off.

| MORE | WATCH: Thief falls through ceiling after breaking into popular OKC restaurant

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The thief climbed a ladder Wednesday night to get on top of Off the Hook near Interstate 235 and Britton Road, got in through the air duct and fell inside before taking off with electronics.

Surveillance video shows tiles falling from the ceiling before the suspect crashed to the ground.

"I was on my way home, and I got a call from Cox. And they were telling me three of my sensors were going off," Off the Hook owner Loniesha Tempson said. "So, I immediately knew something was off."

The call was too familiar since another break-in wiped them out in July.

"That guy got away with everything, and we still haven't recovered anything," Tempson said. "We don't know if it's the same guy or a different person, but hopefully they get caught."

This time, the robber only got away with electronic tablets.

"This time, we were a little prepared," Tempson said. "We had the safe bolted. We beefed up our security."

The owner offers compassion even after the brazen break-in.

"If you need some help, need some money, you know we don't mind. You can come ask, pick up trash, or we'll even hire you. Everybody's hiring," Tempson said.

Anyone with information about the thief is asked to contact the Oklahoma City Police Department's Crime Stoppers at 405-235-7300 or submit a tip online.