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Man in scuba gear robs Disney Springs restaurant after tying up employees [...] before swimming away: Cops
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/man-in-scuba-gear-robs-disney-springs-restaurant-after-tying-up-employees-covering-surveillance-camera-with-spray-paint-before-swimming-away-cops/Man in scuba gear robs Disney Springs restaurant after tying up employees, covering surveillance camera with spray paint before swimming away: Cops
David Harris
Sep 16th, 2025, 1:46 pm
Cops in Florida are searching for a scuba diver who allegedly committed a brazen robbery at a restaurant at Disney Springs in Orlando — and then swam away.
The incident occurred around 12:20 a.m. Monday at the Paddlefish restaurant in Disney Springs. According to a heavily redacted incident report obtained by Law&Crime, employees had closed the restaurant and were wrapping up for the night. A couple of employees were standing in the manager's office when a man wearing a blue beanie, black mask and a wet suit with no shoes came barging in and pushed them into the corner of the office and ordered them "down." He then allegedly made them close their eyes as he went for the safe.
Local ABC affiliate WFTV reported that the thief tied up some employees and stole thousands of dollars in cash from the safe. According to the incident report, the man made off with between $10,000 and $20,000.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office released a photo of the man covering a surveillance camera with black spray paint. None of the employees were physically injured. As the restaurant was closed, there were no patrons inside at the time of the robbery.
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David Harris
Sep 16th, 2025, 1:46 pm
Cops in Florida are searching for a scuba diver who allegedly committed a brazen robbery at a restaurant at Disney Springs in Orlando — and then swam away.
The incident occurred around 12:20 a.m. Monday at the Paddlefish restaurant in Disney Springs. According to a heavily redacted incident report obtained by Law&Crime, employees had closed the restaurant and were wrapping up for the night. A couple of employees were standing in the manager's office when a man wearing a blue beanie, black mask and a wet suit with no shoes came barging in and pushed them into the corner of the office and ordered them "down." He then allegedly made them close their eyes as he went for the safe.
Local ABC affiliate WFTV reported that the thief tied up some employees and stole thousands of dollars in cash from the safe. According to the incident report, the man made off with between $10,000 and $20,000.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office released a photo of the man covering a surveillance camera with black spray paint. None of the employees were physically injured. As the restaurant was closed, there were no patrons inside at the time of the robbery.
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On edit:
https://www.wftv.com/news/local/scuba-clad-man-robs-disney-springs-restaurant-swims-away/OK52RUCLAZFMNAHRBXR5OD7SVY/
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Scuba-clad man robs Disney Springs restaurant, swims away
By Nick Papantonis, WFTV.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:01 pm EDT
Scuba-clad man robs Disney Springs restaurant, swims away Deputies are searching for a man they say robbed a popular Disney Springs restaurant by swimming up in scuba gear and a wetsuit and then swimming away.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Investigators are searching for a man who robbed a popular Disney Springs restaurant after it closed to guests.
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A report by Orange County Deputies indicated the man found a place to store his wet suit and scuba gear before walking into the manager’s office, where cash from the night was being counted and deposited into a safe.
The report shows the man forced two employees to go to the corner of the room and told them to close their eyes. The report is heavily redacted, but sources familiar with the investigation said he tied the employees up.
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Neither of the employees were hurt and the man did not brandish any weapons, the report said.
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By Nick Papantonis, WFTV.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:01 pm EDT
Scuba-clad man robs Disney Springs restaurant, swims away Deputies are searching for a man they say robbed a popular Disney Springs restaurant by swimming up in scuba gear and a wetsuit and then swimming away.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Investigators are searching for a man who robbed a popular Disney Springs restaurant after it closed to guests.
[...]
A report by Orange County Deputies indicated the man found a place to store his wet suit and scuba gear before walking into the manager’s office, where cash from the night was being counted and deposited into a safe.
The report shows the man forced two employees to go to the corner of the room and told them to close their eyes. The report is heavily redacted, but sources familiar with the investigation said he tied the employees up.
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Neither of the employees were hurt and the man did not brandish any weapons, the report said.
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It's in my favorites album.
I watched every episode of Sea Hunt.
And a Rolleiflex in an underwater housing! WOW.
El investigator submarino es mas macho!
Of the person spraying the camera. That's a very strange outfit - even for a diver or snorkeller. Surgical gloves, what looks like swimming goggles not a mask. And something that looks like loose fitting vinyl with a seam down the middle covering his head. 
Apparently, scubaman just enters the office and orders everyone in the corner and close their eyes, and there is no report of a weapon. Seems kinda weird that they just followed orders without being threatened by some sort of weapon.
Not much reporting on the whole/hole story. A lot of details missing. I have more questions.
I’m not seeing a blue bennie, at looks more like a wrestling mask or just an ill fitting swimmers cap, swimming goggles, gloves, and not sure what’s going on around the neck area.
