The owner of a retail store within Devonshire Mall is grateful that two suspects have been caught following a theft at the end of September.
Ayad Saddy, the owner of BB Branded, says while he's grateful the suspects were caught, at the end of the day he's just glad no one was injured.
Police have arrested the second suspect, Michael Bernard, in connection to the break-in that resulted in the theft of 100 pairs of shoes.
The 41-year-old was arrested Thursday by Ontario Provincial Police, and is facing ten charges, including two counts of break-and-enter and two counts of failure to comply with a release order.
A 50-year-old woman was arrested earlier this month in the 100 block of Division Road in Kingsville and faces a string of charges as well.
Saddy says he's not sure if they'll ever get the stolen product back.
"If there is anything, it will most likely be evidence. So, I don't know. I haven't received any information on actual shoes or any product being confiscated."
He says there's still a lot that needs to be done.
"We have to do a full inventory check that costs thousands of dollars, and then we have to now put a claim through, and our insurance goes up and all of that."
Saddy says the community support has been amazing.
"The overwhelming support and love, and everyone trying to message us 'oh it might be this', or finding random posts on social media. And a lot of people have been coming into the store and supporting. So, we're so grateful for all of that as well."
On Sept. 23, police say two people broke into the BB Branded store and stole approximately 100 name-brand shoes, valued at over $7,500.
The investigation determined the suspects loaded the stolen merchandise into a vehicle and later returned in a different vehicle to steal additional items.