Crooks have a heart as they steal beer

COEUR d'ALENE - It's official. Not all criminals are heartless.

It appears now that two made off with one big one - a Ferrero chocolate Valentine heart, to be precise.

Around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, two men strolled into the Walgreens at the northeast corner of U.S. 95 and Appleway Avenue.

They grabbed carts and began shopping, with one filling his carrier with men's electric razors.

The other went straight for the beer. He loaded five 12-packs of Coors Light and one 18-pack of the beverage. According to the store manager, the chocolate treat was also selected, police said.

The man with the beer and chocolate bolted from the store and fled northbound through the parking lot with the cart of goods.

The cashier on duty went to the other man, who was still in the store, and confronted him about his friend. He then left the store, ditching his stock of electric razors inside.

Police watched the security camera footage of the beer heist, and observed solid height approximations of the perpetrators using the anti-theft panels just inside the doors.

Store employees reported the alleged theft Monday, police said.

One suspect has been described as being 6 foot 1 inch tall, slender of build, wearing a black hat with a yellow or white "P" on it, black shirt, blue jeans and dark-colored shoes.

The other man was described as being 6 foot 2 inches tall, slender, wearing a baseball cap, gray-white jacket, dark-colored pants and white shoes.

Police estimated the loss to the store to be $78.