Couple Steals $4,000 Cognac Bottle from Tempe Steakhouse

A couple allegedly stole a $4,000 bottle of rare Louis XIII cognac from Three Thirty Three Restaurant in Tempe, Arizona, shocking staff who said they had never seen anything like it.

Surveillance video from the steakhouse shows the pair making their move on May 4. The woman lifted the prized bottle from a rolling service cart and slipped it into her purse while the man blocked the manager's view.

"You didn't need to rob us," restaurant veteran John DeVries, who has more than four decades in the industry, told KSAZ-TV. "You didn't need to come in and steal. Stealing from me, stealing from this family here, that's not happening. We're on you. We're gonna get you. We're gonna prosecute you."

Staff said the theft was planned. The duo booked a table under a fake name and phone number, arrived late and ordered only appetizers before raising minor complaints.

Moments after the woman grabbed the bottle, the pair bolted from the restaurant and fled in a black SUV, according to Kaos Hospitality Group, which owns the steakhouse.

The restaurant is asking for the public's help to track down the suspects. Police have been notified.

In a statement, the Tempe Police Department said the investigation is ongoing and it had no additional information.