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2017-11-05 -Lurid Crime Tales-

46 SoCal businesses hit by smash and grabs

17 in one night, Tuesday early morning in Monrovia.
[MonroviaNow] Authorities are investigating whether a string of 46 smash-and-grab burglaries across Southern California are linked, including 16 that took place at small businesses in the San Gabriel Valley early Thursday morning.

Six such incidents were reported overnight across San Dimas, another six in Azusa, four in Monrovia and one in Glendora, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and local police. Two burglaries are Duarte were no longer believed to be linked, authorities later said.

Most the locations were small restaurants and food spots, though two liquor stores and a beauty supply shop were also hit.

Stores in Azusa seemed to be struck first, with a robbery first being reported at 1:25 a.m. and a front window or door broken at each location, said Cpl. Cherie Miller with the Azusa Police Department.

Investigators had not yet determined what time other burglaries occurred, but Miller said Louie's Liquor on Foothill Boulevard, Tasty BBQ Kitchen and Super Liquor on Citrus Avenue and Pieology and Chinese Taste on Alosta Avenue were all targeted.

Posted by badanov 2017-11-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top

#1 small restaurants and food spots...two liquor stores and a beauty supply shop

All cash facing businesses. Turf takeover?

Posted by Skidmark 2017-11-05 01:41|| 2017-11-05 01:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Socialism in action!

Posted by ed in texas 2017-11-05 08:43|| 2017-11-05 08:43|| Front Page Top

#3 ..nah, they're cutting the middle man politician out of the chain or redistribution.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-11-05 10:11|| 2017-11-05 10:11|| Front Page Top

#4 Our local area is facing a lot of off hour break ins of hair salons, which makes zero sense, as explained by my wifes hair cutter, since the hair cutters are mostly independent contractors who pocket whatever cash they have accumulated at the end of every shift, while the credit card transactions are direct deposited to their operating accounts.
Whatever is broken to gain entrance is usually more costly to replace than anything that is taken.

Posted by Capsu78 2017-11-05 10:58|| 2017-11-05 10:58|| Front Page Top

#5 The San Gabriel Vally - all the crime, crowding and smog of Los Angeles with none of the glamour.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2017-11-05 11:05|| 2017-11-05 11:05|| Front Page Top

#6 Our local area is facing a lot of off hour break ins of hair salons, which makes zero sense,

Curious. Maybe something other than money was the point. What would be in a hair salon you couldn't get elsewhere? Concentrated hydrogen peroxide comes to mind. A common ingredient in unstable, homemade explosives.

Posted by SteveS 2017-11-05 14:34|| 2017-11-05 14:34|| Front Page Top

#7 Concentrated hydrogen peroxide comes to mind.

Hit an apothecary.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-11-05 14:50|| 2017-11-05 14:50|| Front Page Top

#8 Might be a tougher target than a hair salon.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2017-11-05 15:46|| 2017-11-05 15:46|| Front Page Top

#9 Might be a tougher target than a hair salon.

True, what with the controlled meds and all.

Also, drug store peroxide is about 3%. Hair salon peroxide is about 15%, I believe. And comes in gallon jugs. But hey, I'm just speculating.

Posted by SteveS 2017-11-05 17:40|| 2017-11-05 17:40|| Front Page Top

#10 For Mother of Satan explosive, perhaps. Historically they went to beauty supply shops for acetone, but those are watched nowadays.

Posted by trailing wife 2017-11-05 23:17|| 2017-11-05 23:17|| Front Page Top

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