Midwest Photo Exchange suffers burglary, hundreds of lenses and cameras stolen
Mar 21, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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After a massive theft in Veydra HQ, Midwest Photo Exchange in Columbus, Ohio suffered a robbery too. In the late night of March 15th, someone broke into their new facility, stealing hundreds of gear elements. As MPEX tells DIYP, it appears that the thieves planned the break in advance. It also appears that it was carried out by experienced individuals.
According to MPEX, the thieves “strategically entered the building in such a manner that they were able to go undetected long enough to steal hundreds of cameras, lenses and accessories.”
It also seems that this case is not isolated. It’s possible that it belongs to a part of a larger crime wave going throughout the Midwest at the moment. Police and local detectives notified and they are working on the case. At the same time, MPEX is employing web scraping software to track the serial numbers down in case they show up for sale online anywhere.
Fortunately, Midwest Photo recovered quickly from the theft. The store was only closed for a few hours on Thursday as they accounted for the missing inventory. Still, the loss is huge, and hopefully, they will be able to find the thieves.
And you know what to do – if you see the suspiciously “good deal” on unauthorized photo websites, please contact Midwest Photo at moishe@mpex.com, or notify the Columbus Division of Police.
Dunja Đuđić
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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3 responses to “Midwest Photo Exchange suffers burglary, hundreds of lenses and cameras stolen”
I have bought from them on occasion. They are a good company to deal with. I hope that they catch the thieves and that Midwest isn’t too affected by this.
So your saying there is some good gear out there for a lot less. Gotcha!
Jk.
Wasn’t a lens manufacturer which got their lenses stolen too not so long ago? It can’t be coincidence that large photo gear stores/manufactueres are being robbed like this.