An award-winning Southern California ice cream parlor is asking for the public's help after a barefoot thief was caught on surveillance video stealing a life-size cardboard cutout of Taylor Swift during a bizarre Monday evening heist."It is with a heavy heart that we share that our Taylor Swift standee has been stolen from our Camarillo store," Mister Softee wrote in a Facebook post."If you recognize this guy, let us know."Surveillance video the shop shared on social media shows the suspect, who was barefoot and wearing a white T-shirt, black joggers and a black baseball cap, walking into the store at approximately 8:21 p.m.TAYLOR SWIFT MARRIES TRAVIS KELCESurveillance video shows the barefoot suspect entering the award-winning Mister Softee ice cream shop in Camarillo before the theft of a Taylor Swift standee.
(Mister Softee of Southern California Facebook)He briefly looks around before picking up the life-size Taylor Swift cut-out near the entrance and carrying it out the front door without appearing to interact with anyone.Another angle from the shop's surveillance cameras obtained by the New York Post appears to show the suspect earlier visiting the store with a group of friends around 8 p.m.Monday, where they appeared to enjoy ice cream before leaving.
The video appears to show the man returning alone about 20 minutes later.Security video captures the suspect carrying the life-size Taylor Swift standee toward the exit after removing it from inside the Camarillo ice cream shop.(Mister Softee of Southern California Facebook)The cardboard cutout was part of a limited-time promotion for the shop's new "Swiftie Swirl," which it introduced after reports that a Mister Softee truck made an appearance at the wedding festivities for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.TAYLOR SWIFT'S WEDDING SECRECY WENT SO FAR SOME GUESTS STILL DIDN'T KNOW LOCATION DAYS BEFORE CEREMONY: SOURCEThe Taylor Swift standee served as a photo opportunity for customers ordering Mister Softee's limi...