A bakery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, came up with an fascinating way to ask for assist in identifying a man suspected of robbing their business enterprise. The owners of Canfora Bakery, Eric and Karen Krieg, went via safety footage following their bakery was robbed, located a clear image of the robber’s face, and printed it on nearly a one hundred sugar cookies.
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, at about midnight on April 19, a man jimmied a lock open at the bakery and stole the money drawer.
The bakery owners decided to ask for the public’s assist in identifying the suspect.
“We decided to make the best of it and see if the community could identify him,” mentioned Karen Krieg.
The couple took an image of the suspect from safety footage and had it printed on edible paper. These pictures have been then stuck on dozens of cookies that have been handed out to buyers and locals. The pictures have been also shared on Facebook.
“The bakery was robbed of cash and equipment on Monday April 19th. So, we made delicious sugar cookies with his image on them!” the bakery announced on Facebook earlier this month. “We invite the Bay View community to come on in and take a bite out of the thief while supplies last – one per family.”
The post went viral on Facebook, garnering praise for the novel thought.
“What a great idea! I hope he’s found,” wrote one individual in the comments section. “Wow! Sorry for the theft Karen but what a great response,” one more mentioned.
Within hours of generating the post, the Canfora Bakery began getting guidelines. In an update shared a week following the post, they announced that the man had been identified.
The Milwaukee police division also confirmed that a 45-year-old man had been arrested in the case.