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Up to $1 million in fur coats, clothing stolen from Ohio hotel

TOLEDO — Police are investigating a burglary where multiple suspects allegedly stole up to $1 million worth of fur coats and clothing from a hotel in Northwestern Ohio, according to Toledo’s WTOL11 and the Toledo Blade.

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On Thursday, Toledo police were dispatched to the Hampton Inn on Secor Road on reports of the burglary.

Day Furs rented a banquet room in the hotel to sell items at a local event, WTOL reported.

Police were told that a suspect broke into the room and took clothing and furs.

Surveillance video shows three suspects making several trips into the banquet room to steal the clothing, WTOL reported.

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One suspect parked a vehicle behind the hotel at 5:14 a.m., then smashed the exterior window to the banquet room and stole a “truckload” of fur coats and accessories, according to the Toledo Police Department.

About 2 hours later, the video shows the suspects returning to steal more items.

At 7:34 a.m., the suspects went through the same window and stole another “truckload” of fur coats, police said.

A Day Furs employee told police the loss was between $500,000 and $1 million.

The Toledo police ask anyone who has information regarding this incident to call or text Crime Stoppers at (419) 255-1111.

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