SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) — For the third time this summer, thieves have targeted a luxury sneaker store in South Los Angeles and stolen thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. The incident was captured in its entirety on video.
It happened around 4:20 a.m. Friday at the Rich LA clothing and sneaker store on Century Boulevard.
Surveillance footage captured the moment at least five suspects smashed the store’s glass doors and breached the security gate. Another camera showed the suspects loading their vehicles with about $80,000 worth of shoes and clothing.
“I couldn’t believe it,” said Ekaterina Belugina, a Rich LA employee. “When I opened my phone and saw the video, I was literally shocked.”
Last month, suspects drove a car into the front of the store, leaving a huge hole before the thieves got away with more merchandise.
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Surveillance video shows a group of burglars breaking into the Rich LA Clothing & Sneakers store in South Los Angeles in a car and looting it.
The repeated attacks have made owners and community members nervous.
“It affects us too because this is our community. So when they come here and do something like this and cause vandalism, we think we’re shopping here too,” said shopper Charles Harris.
According to police, the suspects in Friday morning’s break-in fled in three vehicles – a white Mercedes-Benz, a silver Chevrolet Corvette and a white Chevrolet Camaro – all of which had no license plates.
Police believe the suspects may be the same people involved in a similar break-in at a store in Encino earlier this week.
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According to police, the suspects broke into the store around 3 a.m. Wednesday but ran away when officers arrived, leaving a trail of cash behind.
Anyone with information about either case is asked to contact police.
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