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Police said two men stole more than 200 cases of wine, with an estimated value of $648,000, from Esquin on Nov. 29. 
  
 Sam Arby Harris was the first man arrested for the burglary. 
  
 Chuck Le Fevre, the owner of Esquin, spoke to KIRO 7 after we learned most of the stolen wine had been recovered. 
  
 By Alison Grande 
  
 Seattle burglary detectives said they’ve recovered a significant portion of the 200 cases of wine stolen from a Seattle wine shop in a burglary last month. 
  
 On Tuesday, police served a search warrant at a building less than a mile away from Esquin Wine Merchants, which was targeted by Sam Harris and Luke Thesing, who police believe broke into the business and stole the wine worth $648,000 on Thanksgiving. 
  
 The wine was recovered in good condition. Police say the men rented a temperature-controlled storage area less than a mile from where they stole it. 
  
 Esquin owner, Chuck Le Fevre, was relieved the wine was found. 
  
 “I was so excited when I was going over to check the wine out, I was shaking and I haven’t done that in a while,” said Le Fevre Wednesday night. 
  
 “There was a big enough pile there and they were confident they got most of it. And it looks to me they got most of it based on what we know about the heist,” he added. 
  
 After having to call his customers to tell them the wine was gone, on Wednesday he called them back. Le Fevre says the thieves targeted 15 victims and “cherry picked” the wine they wanted. 
  
 They didn’t clear out entire lockers. He says they focused on wine from France and Italy-- wine they knew they could re-sell. He said the theft sounded more like a move. “This was something out of “Ocean’s 11.” The plan was extremely elaborate, well planned- fortunately, poorly executed,” said Le Fevre. 
  
 Esquin is in the 2700 block of Fourth Avenue South. It contains 450 privately-rented wine storage lockers. 
  
 Both men had rented a wine storage locker at Esquin in October, according to police. 
  
 Police said the two men spent 13 hours carting off more than 200 cases of wine. 
  
 After taking the wine, the two cut two gas lines in the store's ceiling and tried to set the building on fire. 
  
 After the heist, victims and detectives were concerned the wine taken in the burglary would be damaged or destroyed by men if it was improperly stored, but it appears the thieves kept the wine in a temperature-controlled environment. 
  
 After the arrests of Harris and Thesing, detectives are still working to determine if anyone else was involved in the break-in. 
  
 Detectives are also still working with Esquin to identify all the victims in the case and reunite them with their wine. 
  
 Harris was booked into the King County Jail for burglary and attempted arson. His bail is set at $500,000. Thesing was booked into the King County Jail early Saturday morning for burglary and arson. His bail is also $500,000. 
  
 The men will be arraigned on the charges Dec. 19. Seattle detectives are working with investigators in San Francisco to see if the men are responsible for a wine heist in California last Spring. ||||| December 11, 2013 at 10:45 AM 
  
 Update at 1:51 p.m.:| Seattle police say the 2,500 bottles of stolen wine were recovered at a Sodo storage and manufacturing facility, but they aren’t prepared to release the name. 
  
 In the meantime, police are undertaking “the difficult task” of processing the wine. “Detectives need to photograph and document each bottle, enter it into evidence, and then we need to find the owner of each bottle,” Investigations Lt.Greg Schmidt said. 
  
 Police say some of the victims may not yet even know their wine was stolen since Esquin Wine & Storage staff and detectives are still attempting to reach the hundreds of people who rented specially temperature controlled storage units in the store. 
  
 Original post:| Seattle police announced this morning that they have recovered a ‘substantial’ amount of wine stolen during an elaborate Thanksgiving Day heist from a Sodo wine storage business. 
  
 The wine was recovered Tuesday after police served a search warrant at a building less than a mile away from Esquin Wine & Spirits, according to police. Police say it appears the wine had been kept in a “temperature controlled environment.” There was some concern that the wine, if not properly stored, could be damaged during the recent spate of subfreezing weather. 
  
 Chuck LeFever, owner of Esquin, has issued the following statement: 
  
 Words can’t express how thrilled we are that the wine stolen from our facility on Thanksgiving Day has been safely recovered. While we are still doing an inventory to make sure it’s all there, the volume recovered makes us eager with anticipation and we can’t wait to share the good news with our customers. 
  
 Thieves made off with more than 200 cases of wine, valued at $648,000, from Esquin Wine & Spirits on Nov. 28. Dan Miller, a spokesman for Esquin, said last week the company is offering $20,000 for information that leads to the “safe recovery of the wine.” 
  
 Charged with attempted first-degree arson, second-degree burglary and second-degree theft in connection with the thefts are Luke Thesing, 35, and Samuel Harris, 34. Thesing works as a plumber for Harris’ plumbing company, charging papers say. 
  
 The men are each being held in the King County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bail. 
  
 The two men are accused of disabling motion detectors, spray-painting over surveillance cameras, sawing through plasterboard to access vintages in private storage lockers, charges say. They are also accused of tampering with gas lines that could have caused a big explosion had the gas reached an open flame, charging papers say. 
  
 Despite efforts to cover up the theft, one of the Esquin cameras wasn’t completely painted over and employees at the wine facility were able to identify Harris, who used his name and address on forms to rent a wine-storage unit, charging papers say. 
  
 The identity of his alleged accomplice, however, remained a mystery until last week, according to charging papers. Police found receipts to home-improvement stores among Harris’ belongings when he was booked, the papers say. 
  
 Based on the dates and times on those receipts, detectives were able to get surveillance footage from a Lowe’s store on Rainier Avenue South, which showed Harris and Thesing purchasing supplies, the papers say. 
  
 A shipping label found in Harris’ wine-storage locker led detectives to a San Francisco wine consultant, who told police he purchased $100,000 of wine from Harris and another man in April or May, charging papers say. Through an online search, Detective Don Jones determined there had been a large wine theft in the Bay Area in March, the papers say. 
  
 Police in Seattle are comparing notes with their counterparts in San Francisco to see if there’s a link between the thefts. |||||Summary:
– Give thanks, oenophiles: An "elaborate" Thanksgiving Day wine heist has met its end, after Seattle police on Tuesday recovered most if not all of the 2,500 stolen bottles, valued at $648,000. Kindly, the thieves apparently kept the 200 cases safe in a "temperature controlled environment" at a Sodo storage facility less than a mile from where the theft took place, the Seattle Times reports. "While we are still doing an inventory to make sure it's all there" (that's no small feat; every bottle has to be photographed and entered into evidence) "the volume recovered makes us eager with anticipation," says the owner of Esquin Wine & Spirits, who called the theft "something out of Ocean's 11." Two men disabled motion detectors, painted over surveillance cameras, broke into private storage lockers where they "cherry picked" wine from France and Italy, and tampered with gas lines in a bid to start a fire after their exit, the owner tells KIRO TV. But Samuel Harris and Luke Thesing allegedly weren't Ocean's 11 enough: One of the cameras wasn't completely painted over, and staff IDed Harris, who had rented a storage unit of his own in October; a Lowe's receipt led police to video footage of Thesing shopping for supplies with Harris. The two have been charged with attempted arson, burglary, and theft, but those charges may not be all they have to worry about: A San Francisco wine consultant says he bought $100,000 worth of wine from Harris and another man this spring, a few months after a big wine theft in the area. Police are investigating if the two cases are related. (Another recent wine find: the oldest wine cellar on record.)
Artikel: Polisen sade att två män stal mer än 200 lådor vin, till ett uppskattat värde av $648,000, från Esquin den 29 november. Sam Arby Harris var den förste man som greps för inbrottet. Chuck Le Fevre, ägaren till Esquin, talade med KIRO 7 efter att vi fått veta att det mesta av det stulna vinet hade återfunnits. Av Alison Grande Seattle inbrott detektiver sade att de har hittat en betydande del av de 200 lådor vin som stulits från en Seattle vinbutik i ett inbrott förra månaden. På tisdagen hade polisen en husrannsakan i en byggnad mindre än en kilometer från Esquin Wine Merchants, som var måltavla för Sam Harris och Luke Thesing, som polisen tror bröt sig in i verksamheten och stal vinet värt 648 000 dollar på Thanksgiving. Vinet återfanns i gott skick. Polisen säger att männen hyrde ett temperaturreglerat lagerområde mindre än en kilometer från där de stal det. Esquin ägare, Chuck Le Fevre, lättades vinet hittades. — Jag var så upprymd när jag skulle gå över för att kolla vinet, jag skakade och det har jag inte gjort på ett tag, sade Le Fevre onsdag kväll. — Det fanns en stor nog hög där och de var säkra på att de fick det mesta. Och det ser ut som om de fick det mesta baserat på vad vi vet om rånet,” tillade han. Efter att ha behövt ringa sina kunder för att berätta att vinet var borta, ringde han dem på onsdag. Le Fevre säger att tjuvarna riktade in sig på 15 offer och ”körsbäret plockade” vinet de ville ha. De rensade inte ut hela skåp. Han säger att de fokuserade på vin från Frankrike och Italien - vin de visste att de kunde sälja igen. Han sa att stölden lät mer som ett drag. “Detta var något av “Oceans 11.” Planen var extremt utarbetad, välplanerad- lyckligtvis, dåligt utförd,” sade Le Fevre. Esquin är i kvarteret 2700 på Fourth Avenue South. Den innehåller 450 privathyrda vinförråd. Båda männen hade hyrt ett vinförråd på Esquin i oktober, enligt polisen. Polisen sa att de två männen spenderade 13 timmar med att frakta av mer än 200 lådor vin. Efter att ha tagit vinet kapade de två gasledningarna i butikens tak och försökte sätta eld på byggnaden. Efter rånet var offren och detektiverna oroliga att vinet som togs i inbrottet skulle skadas eller förstöras av män om det förvarades felaktigt, men det verkar som om tjuvarna höll vinet i en temperaturkontrollerad miljö. Efter gripandena av Harris och Thesing arbetar detektiver fortfarande med att avgöra om någon annan var inblandad i inbrottet. Kriminalinspektörerna samarbetar också fortfarande med Esquin för att identifiera alla offren i fallet och återförena dem med sitt vin. Harris blev inbokad i King County-fängelset för inbrott och mordförsök. Hans borgen är satt till 500 000 dollar. Thesing bokades in i King County-fängelset tidigt på lördagsmorgonen för inbrott och mordbrand. Hans borgen är också 500 000 dollar. Männen kommer att åtalas för anklagelserna 19 dec. Seattle-detektiver samarbetar med utredare i San Francisco för att se om männen är ansvariga för en vinkupp i Kalifornien förra våren. 11 december 2013 kl. 22.45 Uppdatering kl. 13.51:-- Seattle polisen säger att de 2.500 flaskorna med stulet vin återfanns på en Sodo lagrings- och tillverkningsanläggning, men de är inte beredda att släppa namnet. Under tiden åtar sig polisen ”den svåra uppgiften” att bearbeta vinet. “Detektiver måste fotografera och dokumentera varje flaska, ange det i bevis, och sedan måste vi hitta ägaren till varje flaska,” Undersökningar löjtnant Greg Schmidt sade. Polisen säger att några av offren kanske ännu inte ens vet att deras vin stals eftersom Esquin Wine & Storage personal och detektiver fortfarande försöker nå de hundratals människor som hyrde speciellt temperaturstyrda lager i butiken. Originalpost: Seattlepolisen meddelade i morse att de har återvunnit en ”betydande” mängd vin som stulits under en utstuderad Thanksgiving Day-kupp från en Sodo vinlagerverksamhet. Vinet återfanns i tisdags efter att polisen hade skickat en husrannsakan vid en byggnad mindre än en mil från Esquin Wine & Spirits, enligt polisen. Polisen säger att det verkar som om vinet hade förvarats i en ”temperaturkontrollerad miljö”. Det fanns en viss oro för att vinet, om det inte lagrades ordentligt, skulle kunna skadas under den senaste tidens underkylt väder. Chuck LeFever, ägare till Esquin, har gjort följande uttalande: Ord kan inte uttrycka hur glada vi är över att vinet som stals från vår anläggning på Thanksgiving Day har återfunnits på ett säkert sätt. Medan vi fortfarande gör en inventering för att se till att allt är där, den volym som återhämtas gör oss ivriga med förväntan och vi kan inte vänta på att dela de goda nyheterna med våra kunder. Tjuvar gjorda med mer än 200 lådor vin, värderat till $648,000, från Esquin Wine & Spirits den 28 november. Dan Miller, en talesman för Esquin, sade förra veckan företaget erbjuder $ 20 000 för information som leder till “säker återhämtning av vinet.” Anklagas för försök första gradens mordbrand, andra gradens inbrott och andra gradens stöld i samband med stölder är Luke Thesing, 35, och Samuel Harris, 34. Thesing arbetar som rörmokare för Harris rörmokeri, säger laddningspapper. Männen hålls varsin i King County fängelse i stället för $ 500.000 borgen. De två männen anklagas för att ha inaktiverat rörelsedetektorer, sprejmålat över övervakningskameror, sågat genom gipsskivor för att komma åt årgångar i privata förvaringsskåp, enligt anklagelserna. De anklagas också för att ha mixtrat med gasledningar som kunde ha orsakat en stor explosion om gasen hade nått en öppen låga, säger laddningspapper. Trots ansträngningarna att dölja stölden var en av Esquin kamerorna inte helt övermålad och anställda på vinanläggningen kunde identifiera Harris, som använde sitt namn och sin adress på formulär för att hyra en vinförvaringsenhet, laddning papper säger. Hans påstådda medbrottslings identitet förblev dock ett mysterium till förra veckan, enligt åtalspapper. Polisen hittade kvitton till hem-förbättring butiker bland Harris tillhörigheter när han bokades, säger tidningarna. Baserat på datumen och tiderna på dessa kvitton kunde detektiverna få övervakningsbilder från en Lowes butik på Rainier Avenue South, som visade Harris och Thesing köpa förnödenheter, uppger tidningarna. En fraktetikett som hittades i Harris vinförvaringsskåp ledde detektiver till en vinkonsult i San Francisco, som berättade för polisen att han köpt 100.000 dollar vin från Harris och en annan man i april eller maj, laddade tidningar säger. Genom en sökning på nätet konstaterade Don Jones att det hade skett en stor vinstöld i Bay Area i mars, uppger tidningarna. Polisen i Seattle jämför anteckningar med sina motsvarigheter i San Francisco för att se om det finns en koppling mellan stölderna. ••••••••••••••••••••••
Article: Police said that two men stole more than 200 cases of wine, at an estimated value of $648,000, from Esquin on November 29. Sam Arby Harris was the first man arrested for the burglary. Chuck Le Fevre, owner of Esquin, spoke to KIRO 7 after we learned that most of the stolen wine had been recovered. By Alison Grande Seattle burglaries detectives said they have found a significant portion of the 200 cases of wine stolen from a Seattle wine shop in a burglary last month. On Tuesday, police had a search warrant in a building less than a kilometer from Esquin Wine Merchants, which was targeted by Sam Harris and Luke Thesing, whom police believe broke into the business and stole the wine worth $648,000 on Thanksgiving. The wine was found in good condition. Police say the men rented a temperature-regulated warehouse area less than a mile from where they stole it. Esquin owner, Chuck Le Fevre, the wine was relieved found. “I was so excited when I was going over to check the wine, I was shaking and I haven’t done that in a while,” Le Fevre said Wednesday night. “There was a big enough pile there and they were sure they got most of it. And it looks like they got most of it based on what we know about the robbery,” he added. After having to call his customers to tell them that the wine was gone, he called them on Wednesday. Le Fevre says that the thieves targeted 15 victims and the “cherry picked” the wine they wanted. They didn't clean out the whole cabinet. He says they focused on wine from France and Italy - wine they knew they could sell again. He said the theft sounded more like a move. “This was something of “Oceans 11.” The plan was extremely elaborate, well planned- fortunately, poorly executed,” Le Fevre said. Esquin is in the 2700 block of Fourth Avenue South. It contains 450 privately rented wine stores. Both men had rented a wine supply at Esquin in October, according to police. Police said the two men spent 13 hours shipping off more than 200 cases of wine. After taking the wine, the two gas pipelines cut into the store's roof and attempted to set the building on fire. After the robbery, the victims and detectives were concerned that the wine taken in the break-in would be damaged or destroyed by men if stored incorrectly, but it appears that the thieves kept the wine in a temperature-controlled environment. After the arrests of Harris and Thesing, detectives are still working to determine if anyone else was involved in the burglary. The detectives are also still working with Esquin to identify all the victims in the case and reunite them with their wine. Harris was booked into King County prison for burglary and attempted murder. His bail is set at $500,000. Thesing was booked into King County prison early Saturday morning for burglary and arson. His bail is also $500,000. The men will be charged with the 19 Dec. Seattle detectives are working with investigators in San Francisco to see if the men are responsible for a hint in California last spring. December 11, 2013 at 10:45 p.m. Update at 1:51 p.m. Seattle police say that the 2,500 bottles of stolen wine were found at a Sodo ageing and manufacturing facility, but they are not prepared to release the name. Meanwhile, the police undertake the “difficult task” of processing the wine. “Detectives must photograph and document each bottle, enter it in evidence, and then we must find the owner of each bottle,” Surveys Lieutenant Greg Schmidt said. Police say that some of the victims may not even know that their wine was stolen because Esquin Wine & Storage staff and detectives are still trying to reach the hundreds of people who rented specially temperature controlled warehouses in the store. Original post: Seattle police announced this morning that they have recovered a “significant” amount of wine stolen during an elaborate Thanksgiving Day coup from a Sodo wine warehouse business. The wine was recovered on Tuesday after police had sent a search warrant at a building less than a mile from Esquin Wine & Spirits, according to police. The police say that it seems that the wine had been stored in a “temperature controlled environment”. There was some concern that the wine, if not stored properly, could be damaged in recent freezing weather. Chuck LeFever, owner of Esquin, has made the following statement: Words cannot express how happy we are that the wine stolen from our plant on Thanksgiving Day has been safely recovered. While we are still doing an inventory to make sure everything is there, the volume that is recovered makes us eager with anticipation and we cannot wait to share the good news with our customers. Thieves made with more than 200 cases of wine, valued at $648,000, from Esquin Wine & Spirits on November 28. Dan Miller, a spokesman for Esquin, said last week the company is offering $20,000 for information leading to “safe recovery of the wine.” Accused of attempted first-degree arson, second-degree burglary and second-degree theft related to theft are Luke Thesing, 35, and Samuel Harris, 34. Thesing works as a plumber for Harris' plumbing, says charging paper. The men are each held in King County jail instead of $500,000 bail. The two men are accused of inactivating motion detectors, spray-painting over surveillance cameras, sawn through plasterboards to access vintages in private storage cabinets, according to the allegations. They are also accused of tampering with gas pipelines that could have caused a large explosion if the gas had reached an open flame, says charging paper. Despite the efforts to hide the the theft, one of the Esquin cameras was not completely overpainted and employees at the winery were able to identify Harris, who used his name and address on forms to rent a wine storage unit, charging paper says. However, the identity of his alleged accomplice remained a mystery until last week, according to prosecution papers. Police found receipts for home-improvement stores among Harris' belongings when he was booked, the newspapers say. Based on the dates and times on these receipts, the detectives were able to get surveillance footage from a Lowes store on Rainier Avenue South, which showed Harris and Thesing buying supplies, the newspapers state. A shipping label found in Harris' wine storage cabinet led detectives to a San Francisco wine consultant, who told police that he bought $100,000 wine from Harris and another man in April or May, loaded newspapers say. Through an online search, Don Jones noted that there had been a major wine theft in the Bay Area in March, reports the newspapers. Seattle police compare notes to their San Francisco counterparts to see if there is a connection between the thefts. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>
– Tacka, oenofiler: En "elaborate" Thanksgiving Day vinkupp har nått sitt slut, efter Seattle polisen på tisdag återhämtade sig mest om inte alla av de 2.500 stulna flaskor, värderat till $ 648.000. Snällt nog höll tjuvarna tydligen de 200 fallen säkra i en "temperaturkontrollerad miljö" vid ett Sodo-förråd mindre än en kilometer från där stölden ägde rum, rapporterar Seattle Times. "Samtidigt som vi fortfarande gör en inventering för att se till att allt är där" (det är ingen liten bedrift; varje flaska måste fotograferas och skrivas in i bevis) "den återvunna volymen gör oss ivriga med förväntan", säger ägaren till Esquin Wine & Spirits, som kallade stölden "något ur Oceans 11." Två män rörelsedetektorer, målade över övervakningskameror, bröt sig in i privata förvaringsskåp där de "körsbär plockade" vin från Frankrike och Italien, och mixtrade med gasledningar i ett försök att starta en brand efter deras utgång, berättar ägaren KIRO TV. Men Samuel Harris och Luke Thesing påstods inte vara Oceans 11 tillräckligt: En av kamerorna var inte helt övermålad, och personalen identifierade Harris, som hade hyrt en egen lagerenhet i oktober; ett Lowes kvitto ledde polisen till videofilmer av Thesing som handlade efter förnödenheter med Harris. De två har åtalats för mordbrandsförsök, inbrott och stöld, men de anklagelserna kanske inte är allt de behöver oroa sig för: En vinkonsult i San Francisco säger att han köpte vin för 100.000 dollar av Harris och en annan man i vår, några månader efter en stor vinstöld i området. Polisen utreder om de två fallen är relaterade. (Ännu ett nytt vinfynd: den äldsta vinkällaren på skiva.)
– Thank you, oenophiles: A "elaborate" Thanksgiving Day hint has come to an end, after Seattle police on Tuesday recovered most if not all of the 2,500 stolen bottles, valued at $648,000. Nicely enough, the thieves apparently kept the 200 cases safe in a "temperature controlled environment" at a Sodo repository less than a mile from where the theft took place, reports the Seattle Times. "While we still make an inventory to make sure everything is there" (it's not a small feat; each bottle must be photographed and written into evidence) "the recovered volume makes us eager with anticipation," says the owner of Esquin Wine & Spirits, who called the theft "something out of Oceans 11." Two men motion detectors, painted over surveillance cameras, broke into private storage cabinets where they "cherry picked" wine from France and Italy, and tampered with gas pipelines in an attempt to start a fire after their exit," says owner KIRO TV. But Samuel Harris and Luke Thesing were not claimed to be Oceans 11 enough: One of the cameras was not completely overpainted, and the staff identified Harris, who had rented his own warehouse unit in October; a Lowes receipt led police to video footage of Thesing trading after supplies with Harris. The two have been charged with attempted arson, burglary, and theft, but those allegations may not be all they need to worry about: A wine consultant in San Francisco says he bought wine for $100,000 from Harris and another man this spring, a few months after a major wine theft in the area. Police are investigating whether the two cases are related. (Another new wine find: the oldest wine cellar on record.)