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Apparently Pappy Van Winkle isn't the only alcohol that thieves like. According to Eater, a first-time customer at a gourmet wine shop made off with more than 200 cases of wine. The suspects, Samuel Harris and an accomplice, made nine trips to Esquin Wine Merchants in 13 hours straight, taking wine from other customers' temperature-regulated wine lockers. He then tried to start a fire at the store to cover his tracks, but security cameras had eyes on the arson attempt. Police then tracked Harris to an address in Seattle where he was found trying to sell some of the loot.

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