{"id":383183,"date":"2026-07-02T05:21:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T05:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/383183\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T05:21:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T05:21:12","slug":"thief-snatches-over-25000-in-singles-from-san-diego-strip-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/383183\/","title":{"rendered":"Thief snatches over $25,000 in singles from San Diego strip club"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wild video is revealing the moment someone made off with more than $25,000 in one dollar bills after breaking into a strip club in San Diego<\/a>, something the owner is now calling an inside job.<\/p>\n

Dino Palmiotto, the owner of the gentlemen\u2019s club Expose in Kearny Mesa, shared surveillance footage<\/a> that caught the thief \u2014 with a mask over his face \u2014 after he broke into the club around 5 a.m. on Monday, CBS 8 reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The owner said the thief got away with a total of $25,300 in $1 bills. Instagram\/@exposandiego1<\/p>\n

\u201cHe then kicked the door multiple times,\u201d Palmiotto told FOX 5<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Video shows the suspect walking through the club and getting to the room where the safe was before making off with the money he said was inside.<\/p>\n

The owner said the thief got away with a total of $25,300 in $1 bills.<\/p>\n

The owner of the gentlemen\u2019s club said the crook \u201cknew exactly where to go\u201d to get the big wad of cash. CBS8<\/p>\n

Palmiotto said the crook \u201cknew exactly where to go\u201d to get the big wad of cash<\/a> and said the criminal was on the phone with someone while inside.<\/p>\n

Every staff member with access to the safe has their own code, per the owner.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said while he didn\u2019t recognize the thief, the code that was used was previously linked to a past manager of the strip club.<\/p>\n

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Video shows the suspect walking through the club and enter a room where the safe was located. CBS8<\/p>\n

\u201cThe alarm system went off, so the alarm company contacted me,\u201d the owner said. \u201cWe went ahead and dispatched, and the reason why we dispatched was because a former employee that used to work here, his alarm code was used.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a small business owner and former Marine, there would be no way that we can let this go.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to stop these people,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Following the burglary, the owner took several steps to beef up security at the club. He\u2019s also offering a $5,000 reward for anyone who can provide information that leads to an arrest.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are pursuing criminal and civil charges against the former manager who provided the alarm, office and safe codes,\u201d Palmiotto told The California Post.<\/p>\n

He noted that the response from the community has been nothing like he\u2019s ever seen in 33 years in the business.<\/p>\n

\u201cCustomers are coming in the club saying they are there to support the club after learning what happened,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

A thief walked out of the Expose, a strip club in Kearny Mesa, Monday morning with $25,300 in $1 bills. CBS8<\/p>\n

Palmiotto told The Post that he\u2019s still not been contacted by San Diego Police Department about the incident but when The Post contacted SDPD they said that an investigation is currently underway. <\/p>\n

No other information was provided.<\/p>\n

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