What to know<\/p>\n
Grand Order of Divine Sweets reported an overnight break-in after hosting a successful early Easter egg hunt with a $5,000 grand prize across downtown Toronto.<\/p>\n
Staff arrived to find the front door damaged with a crowbar, and a till float stolen; the bakery said no other valuables were taken and no one was harmed.<\/p>\n
The co-owner described the incident as upsetting, particularly following a community-focused event, but confirmed it remains open during regular hours.<\/p>\n
Supportive messages poured in online from customers and local businesses, while the bakery said it plans to continue with upcoming Easter activities.<\/p>\n
A Toronto cafe is cleaning up more than just an Easter celebration after it was broken into overnight, following a lucrative egg hunt on Saturday.<\/p>\n
After a successful event celebrating Easter a week early, the Grand Order of Divine Sweets posted on their Instagram story that they had been broken into during off hours, leading to one of the store\u2019s doors needing repairs.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026we wanted to let everyone know that everything is safe and being handled,\u201d the post said in part. \u201c\u2026please be careful when visiting and don\u2019t mind the door while repairs are underway.\u201d<\/p>\n
The bakery also followed up with a post on their profile, explaining the details behind the break-in.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis morning, we arrived to something a little less magical. Overnight, our shop experienced a break-in and our front door was badly damaged with a crowbar,\u201d the description explained.<\/p>\n
Co-owner Sam Lapointe told Now Toronto the break-in happened between 2:30 a.m. to 3 a.m.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026it was definitely unsettling to walk into, especially after such a beautiful community event the day before,\u201d she said. \u201cBut we\u2019re very grateful that everyone is safe and that the damage was limited.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lapointe added security footage showed one individual using a crowbar to break into the store. They then took a register drawer containing $200. A photo of a cat above a toilet, telling customers to \u201cplease flush\u201d was also missing.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just a really funny picture, and we had it when we closed last night, but it\u2019s not there now,\u201d she explained. \u201cIt\u2019s such a weird thing to be gone. I don\u2019t know if they took it or not, but that\u2019s the only other thing that is missing, other than our till float.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other than that, Lapointe says the bakery doesn\u2019t keep any valuables on site.<\/p>\n
The bakery plans to up their security and will no longer keep till floats on site.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re also just going to make it so there isn\u2019t really anything [valuable] there anyways, we want to mostly keep our staff and our team safe so the security is there for that\u2026 they are our valuables,\u2019 Lapointe said.<\/p>\n
The day before the break-in, the bakery held their annual easter egg hunt, with a grand prize of $5,000 for the winner. In Instagram stories just 17 hours before they announced the break-in, they said the event was a huge success, with many finding the treasure chest prizes hidden throughout the downtown core.<\/p>\n
The store said the community is strong, especially in moments like these. They added what happened could have been worse.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026a break-in won\u2019t keep us down,\u201d the post said. \u201cOur team is safe, and that\u2019s what matters most. We\u2019re still here, still baking, and still pouring our hearts into Easter treats, maybe even more so now, just to stubbornly create a little extra magic for you this week.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lapointe also added they plan to continue operations and upcoming events as usual.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope that whoever took it needed the little that they were able to grab, and it wasn\u2019t just crime for crime\u2019s sake, and they are able to reach out to someone for help,\u201d she said. \u201cI know that life is really tough right now, and we do what we can for our community, both by giving back and making life a little sweeter\u2026 But I just hope that whatever caused this to happen in the first place, it\u2019s kind of a one off, and they don\u2019t really feel the need to do it again to anyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n
The bakery said on Instagram it is still open Sunday and going forward during regular business hours.<\/p>\n
Online reaction<\/p>\n
Well wishes poured into the Grand Order of Divine Sweets\u2019 Instagram, with most saying they were happy everyone was safe.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are so sorry this happened,\u201d a business commented to the bakery on Instagram. \u201cWe\u2019re glad it wasn\u2019t worse and they didn\u2019t vandalize the store in the process, but a break in is so scary and upsetting nonetheless!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo sorry this happened. Glad you are all safe, especially after all you guys do for the community! Sending positive vibes today,\u201d another Instagram user said.<\/p>\n
Another Instagram user said it was shocking this followed their egg event.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was just there yesterday at the hunt (it was so much fun thank you for having the event and hosting the prizes), it\u2019s so sad that this happened,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat an awful thing to happen to such lovely people after your big day yesterday,\u201d another Instagram user added.<\/p>\n
Another person also said they travelled to participate in the egg hunt.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis makes me so sad that someone wanted to take from you after you spent the day giving back to your customers,\u201d the Instagram user wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What to know Grand Order of Divine Sweets reported an overnight break-in after hosting a successful early Easter…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":569193,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194291],"tags":[167302,49,48,34702,219017,3302],"class_list":["post-569192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-toronto","tag-break-in","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-easter","tag-the-grand-order-of-divine-sweets-break-in","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=569192"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569192\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/569193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=569192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=569192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=569192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}