Overview

• The robbery occurred shortly after midnight on September 15, when an unidentified man entered the manager’s office after hours, took cash, and left with no injuries reported and no weapon displayed.
• Deputies say the suspect swam to the docked steamboat restaurant in a wetsuit with scuba gear, stashed the equipment before entering, then returned to the water to flee.
• Two employees were ordered into a corner and told to close their eyes; some reports say they were tied up, and the intruder was inside for under two minutes before the workers called 911.
• The incident report cites robbery and grand theft with an estimated $10,000 to $20,000 stolen, and a released image appears to show the suspect spray-painting a security camera.
• Employees described the man as slim and about 5 feet 10 inches tall, wearing tight dark clothing with goggles or a blue beanie and blue gloves, and he remains at large as Paddlefish reopened at noon.