West Seattle cafe hit by egg thieves
Hundreds of eggs are missing from a West Seattle restaurant in what police are calling a “breakfast heist.”
SEATTLE – Hundreds of eggs are missing from a West Seattle restaurant in what police are calling a “breakfast heist.”
The theft was reported during the early morning hours of Feb. 5 in the area of S.W. Manning Street and S.W. Avalon Way.
Timeline:
Officers say they responded to the Luna Park Cafe at about 4:42 a.m. after someone at the business reported the “rotten activity seen live on security cameras.”
Next, two men went into the restaurant’s refrigerated shed and took boxes with about 540 eggs inside, reportedly worth around $387, according to SPD.
In addition to eggs, the establishment reports bacon, ground beef, blueberries and other egg products were taken, totaling $780, all seen on video being loaded into the van.
What they’re saying:
The owner of Luna Park Café says he rushed down to the car after he was notified of the theft, and stopped the men from taking more. Because eggs are so expensive and hard to get due to the bird flu outbreak, it’s been a hardship for the small business.
“It’s scary and now we are worried that they are going to come back,” said Heong Park, owner of Luna Park Café.
Luna Park Cafe in West Seattle (Via Tony B./Yelp)
Heong Park says when he woke up at 3 a.m. Wednesday, he never expected to find this pair of hard-boiled burglars, stealing more than 500 eggs and other items from his restaurant.
“My landlord called me about 10 minutes later and said someone broke into the restaurant, you need to get there,” said Park.
After getting the call, he scrambled to the café.
“I spotted a white van with two guys stealing from my walk-in,” said Park.
He clearly ruffled their feathers when they saw him pull into the restaurant parking area.
“As soon as he saw me, he kind of fled the scene,” said Park. “Luckily I arrived soon enough they left two cases of eggs, they couldn’t steal everything.”
Park says eggs are in such high demand, they could also be re-sold.
“It sells pretty well in the grey market. It’s because it’s hard to get. Right now it’s $120 a case for 15 dozen, but if they steal from us and take it anywhere, people will buy for $80,” said Park.
By stopping the thieves before they took everything, Park says they were able to open for breakfast customers that morning, but it was still a hardship as he had to drive around town, looking for sources to buy eggs.
“They took three cases of eggs, one case of liquid eggs, three cases of bacon, two cases of bacon bites, two cases of ham, one turkey and a case of blueberry,” said Park. “It’s a rough time for everybody who owns a restaurant, with higher minimum wage, higher food cost. Everything impacts us, we are just a small business.”
If you can help Seattle police crack this case, please call the SPD Tip Line at 206-233-5000.
The Source: Information for this story came from the Seattle Police Department and Luna Park Café owner Heong Park.
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