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CARAY: THAT’S RIGHT. THE BAR HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. ANYONE FAMILIAR HAS SEEN IT ON THE CORNER OF MAGNOLIA AND 2ND STREET. THE BURGLARY HAPPENED AROUND 5:00 MONDAY AFTERNOON DURING BUSINESS HOURS. THE BAR EVEN HAD A SHOW TO PUT ON THAT NIGHT SO THEY HAD TO SCRAMBLE TO FIND EQUIPMENT TO SHOW WENT ON AND AFTER THAT, THEY WERE ABLE TO DO A LITTLE DIGGING AND THAT’S WHEN THE OWNERS CHECKED SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE AND REALIZED EQUIPMENT HAVE BEEN STOLEN HOURS EARLIER. WHILE THE BAR WAS OPEN. A MAN IN THE VIDEO IS SEEN WEARING JEANS, A BLACK AND WHITE SHIRT, AND A WHITE BASEBALL CAP. THE VIDEO SHOWS HIM WALKING AROUND THE BAR CASUALLY, PLAYING VIDEO GAMES, ARCADE GAMES AND OWNERS BELIEVE HE WAS IN THERE FOR AT LEAST HALF AN HOUR. WHILE HE WAS WALKING AROUND, HE WAS ALSO STACKING UP SOUND EQUIPMENT INTO A CORNER BEFORE ESCAPING WITH IT THROUGH THE BACK DOO >> WALKED INTO THE FRONT ROOM AND LOOKED AS THOUGH HE WAS CASING THE PLACE. HE STARED UP AT THIS CAMERA, YOU CAN SEE HIM ASSESSING. HE CAME OVER AND SAID I WILL GET A DRINK IN A MINUTE, LET ME GET SOME QUARTERS FOR VIDEO GAMES. SEEMED A LITTLE FAMILIAR WITH PLAYSPACE ON THAT. -- PLACE BASED ON THAT. CARAY: THE OWNERS SAY THEY HAVE 15 TO 20 BANDS A WEEK COME THROUGH THE BAR AND THEY HOPE SOMEONE RECOGNIZES THE CULPR

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A man was caught on camera stealing from an Old Louisville bar in plain sight.Magnolia Bar, also known as Mag Bar, is out of $4,000 worth of sound equipment.Once the bar realized the equipment was gone, they immediately jumped into action, borrowing equipment to make sure Tuesday night's band would be able to perform.The owner checked surveillance footage and that's when they realized the equipment had be stolen while the bar was open.The man seen in the surveillance video is wearing jeans, a black and white shirt and a white baseball cap.The video shows him walking around the bar and playing arcade games.Owners believe he was there for at least half an hour.While he was walking around, he was stacking up sound equipment into a corner before escaping with it through the back door."He walked into the front room, and he looked as though he was casing the place. He stared up at this camera. You could see him kind of assessing. He came over and said, 'Hey, I'm going to get a drink in a minute. I'm waiting for a friend let me get some quarters for the video games," co-owner Steve Fitzgerald said. "There's some video games in the back. He seemed a little familiar with the place just based on that."The owners said they have 15 to 20 bands a week come through the bar from all over the country.Anyone who recognizes the man in the video is asked to call police.