Four people went into the Lion's Den. And as bold as a pride of the beasts, they walked out without paying for some $2,000 worth of adult sex toys, lingerie and other items.

Columbus police on Monday asked for the public's help in identifying those involved in the theft from the adult entertainment store at 1144 Alum Creek Drive, which occurred just before midnight on Aug. 12.

Surveillance video shared on Twitter shows a man and woman walking into the store, followed shortly by another man and another woman.

4 SUSPECTS STEAL $1,000+ ITEMS FROM LIONS DEN - KNOW THE SUSPECTS?



8/12/19@11:52pm a black male & female along w/a white male & female entered Lions Den@1144 Alum Creek Dr.



They stole clothing & merchandise. We’ll leave it at that.



CPD: 614-645-2072 ssharma@columbuspolice.org pic.twitter.com/cASZ9vnk01

— Columbus Ohio Police (@ColumbusPolice) August 19, 2019

The quartet are seen carrying large amounts of merchandise before leaving the store without paying.

A second assistant manager working in the store at the time told The Dispatch the four came in separately. The two women "grabbed as many lingerie and toys as they could carry." One of the men took a large box containing a male sex toy worth $600 alone, she said.

The assistant manager said she yelled at the suspects but they ignored her as fled "with plenty of toys and lingerie."

Police said in a tweet that the amount stolen was more than $1,000; the assistant manager estimated the loss around $2,000.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact detectives at 614-645-2072 or to email ssharma@columbuspolice.org.

Anonymous tips can also be submitted through the division's mobile application.

bbruner@dispatch.com

@bethany_bruner