{"id":401531,"date":"2026-09-16T14:14:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/401531\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T14:14:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:14:20","slug":"no-arrests-made-one-year-after-disney-springs-scuba-robbery-where-burglar-swam-to-restaurant-to-steal-over-10000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/401531\/","title":{"rendered":"No Arrests Made One Year After Disney Springs Scuba Robbery Where Burglar Swam to Restaurant to Steal Over $10,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One year after the Disney Springs Paddlefish robbery, where a burglar stole thousands of dollars from the paddleboat-themed restaurant while wearing scuba gear, law enforcement has yet to make an arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Scuba Diving Burglar Stole $10,000+ From Paddlefish Disney Springs<a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Disney-Springs-Paddlefish-Aerophile-Balloon-Featured-Image-6-21-20-Cropped-1200x675.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Disney-Springs-Paddlefish-Aerophile-Balloon-Featured-Image-6-21-20-Cropped-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"Paddlefish disney springs robbery\" class=\"wp-image-298879\"\/><\/a>Paddlefish Disney Springs Robbery Details<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2025\/09\/paddlefish-restaurant-robbed-disney-springs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">stated on September 15, 2025<\/a>, that an \u201cunknown man entered the business after hours, took some cash and left.\u201d The robbery was just after midnight on Monday, September 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/news\/local\/scuba-clad-man-robs-disney-springs-restaurant-swims-away\/OK52RUCLAZFMNAHRBXR5OD7SVY\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">WFTV 9<\/a> later reported that same day, sharing additional details from a sheriff\u2019s office report <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2025\/09\/update-paddlefish-burglar-swam-to-restaurant-in-scuba-gear-to-steal-over-10000\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2025\/09\/update-paddlefish-burglar-swam-to-restaurant-in-scuba-gear-to-steal-over-10000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">that the man swam up to Paddlefish<\/a>, a restaurant housed in a building shaped like a steamboat at Disney Springs. He found a place to store his wetsuit and scuba gear before entering the manager\u2019s office, where two employees were counting cash from the day to place in a safe.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paddlefish-reopening-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3712\" height=\"2784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paddlefish-reopening-2.jpg\" alt=\"disney springs robbery\" class=\"wp-image-290746\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The man forced the employees to go into a corner of the room and close their eyes. According to WFTV 9\u2019s sources, he also tied up the employees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He then stole between $10,000 and $20,000. According to the employees, he left within two minutes. They called 911 after freeing themselves. No one was hurt, and the burglar did not brandish any weapons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigators believed the man then put on his scuba gear and jumped back into the Disney Springs lake. <\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" data-caption=\"Source: WFTV 9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paddlefish-burglar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paddlefish-burglar.jpg\" alt=\"Paddlefish robbery\" class=\"wp-image-1293140\"\/><\/a>Source: WFTV 9<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sheriff\u2019s office also had released a picture of the man suspected in the Disney Springs robbery seemingly spray-painting a security camera. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One year later, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/news\/local\/no-arrests-made-one-year-after-scuba-clad-thief-robbed-disney-springs\/YGDEKAV5OFDSXIEN26CCYQSW44\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/news\/local\/no-arrests-made-one-year-after-scuba-clad-thief-robbed-disney-springs\/YGDEKAV5OFDSXIEN26CCYQSW44\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">according to WFTV9<\/a>, law enforcement officials report that no arrests have been made in the case, there are no updates, and there are no suspects in custody.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you remember this case from last year? Let us know your thoughts on social media. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the latest Disney Parks news and info, follow <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">WDW News Today<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wdwnt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WDWNewsToday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Facebook<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wdwnt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One year after the Disney Springs Paddlefish robbery, where a burglar stole thousands of dollars from the paddleboat-themed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":401532,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[3321,10305,159749,1335,139,141,140,35885,159753,159747,159745,159750,14040,159748,159751,159746,159752,2425],"class_list":["post-401531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-burglary","tag-disney-springs","tag-disney-springs-robbery","tag-orange-county","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-paddlefish","tag-paddlefish-burglary","tag-paddlefish-restaurant","tag-paddlefish-robbery","tag-paddlefish-theft","tag-robbery","tag-scuba-burglar","tag-scuba-gear","tag-sheriffs-report","tag-swim-gear","tag-theft"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=401531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401531\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/401532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=401531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=401531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}