Scottsdale police say a 30-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man have been arrested in connection with the burglary of Mon Cheri Restaurant.
With help from community tips, officials arrested the pair earlier this month at separate locations.
They were booked into jail on charges of third-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools.
“Neither suspect was booked for nor are they currently facing any charges for the ‘amorous activities’ caught on surveillance video, as it does not meet the criteria for criminal charges,” police say.
Lexi Caliskan owns Mon Cheri, located near 1st Avenue and Goldwater in Old Town Scottsdale. The restaurant, decorated with roses throughout, creates an Instagram-worthy atmosphere for diners.
Read moreEarly Saturday morning, security cameras captured a man and woman among the roses in what appeared to be a romantic moment. However, the evening took a criminal turn when the couple allegedly broke into the restaurant.
"They got caught in the moment, there's roses everywhere, maybe it was kind of romantic but modern day Bonnie and Clyde," Caliskan said. "I was just blown away by a man and a woman, what he had done, he eat afterward, then continue to break into property."
The thieves made off with several hundred dollars in cash, an iPhone 5 which was used as the hostess phone, and what Caliskan described as the cheapest bottle of rum at the bar, Bacardi.
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