A shoe store owner in Fresno, California, has learned the hard way to implement some creative solutions to lessen the impact of smash-and-grab robberies on his business.
Roman Gonzales, who owns the store DripOnDrip, experienced a break-in shortly before the new year. After a car smashed through the window of the business, several people piled out of a car to empty the store, according to WXIN.
But they left 30 seconds later — looking visibly frustrated on the store’s security footage — because there were almost no items inside to steal.
“If they would have looked through the window, they would have saved themselves some time and energy from even trying to break in,” Gonzales told the outlet.
“They would have noticed that there is nothing here on the floor for them to take.”
That is because Gonzales now removes almost all visible merchandise every single night and leaves the cash register drawer open without any cash.