The Browning were robbed in Italian mall parking lot
Ten thousand dollars worth of items, including laptops, gear and clothes, were taken from the Browning's tour van in Milan, Italy this weekend.
Jonny McBee uploaded a video explaining the severity of the situation and what had happened.
About the theft, the band wrote: “What happened? We got to Milan at around Noon. We didn't have to be at the venue until 5 pm, so we went to this really nice mall. Parked the van in the parking lot, went inside ate, browsed the mall, was just wasting time till we could load into the venue. Came back out to the van and realized what happened. We immediately called the police and spoke to mall security. They look at the security footage and we clear as day watch the thieves break in to the van by smashing the locks at around 1pm. Both the police and mall security said they know the people because they had stolen from the mall before. It was people from a gypsy camp nearby. Upon hearing that these thieves were familiar our hopes of recovering our gear rose. We go to the police station. After being at the police station about an hour and filing the report we ask if they've sent anyone to go to the gypsy camp and they hadn't, so we begged them to do that. They sent a few officers, About 40 minutes later they sent a few more and said their boss was talking to the “gypsy boss.” About an hour later all of the cops come back, and inform us ” they have nothing, we cannot help you.” Even though they knew the suspects, we can all see the people on film that stole everything from us, no-one was arrested, and nothing was recovered. The police would not let us go to the camp with them. So, there is literally nothing we can do about it, the police gave us the police report, and sent us on our way. We were lucky enough that the thieves did a quick run through and left small things, and our passports. But the main damage was done with 100% of our luggage, and electronic gear being taken.”
The band was forced to cancel their tour and return home. They have set up a GoFundMe page to help cover costs. You can donate here.
