Police investigate La Quinta jewelry store burglary
Police were investigating at a break-in at a La Quinta jewelry store early Wednesday morning.
La Quinta Jewelers is on the 79400 block of Highway 111 near Dune Palms Road in the Walmart shopping center and was broken into around 5:15 a.m. according to Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies.
Owner Ralph Rangel said the burglar stole a cash register and about $2,000 worth of merchandise.
The suspect in a La Quinta burglary appears to have used a crowbar to open the store’s front doors in the store’s surveillance video and was also seen smashing and grabbing from various glass displays.
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Rangel said he estimated the burglar was in the store for about two minutes before getting out. He said it wasn’t the first time his store had been a target mentioning five years ago, someone shattered a window at the store but was unable to get through the reinforced glass. He had some words to the burglar caught on camera.
“I’ll be watching you. We got video. Even though you have a hoodie, you have a mask. I’ve seen your height, tennis shoes, your everything, so I’ll be asking around,” he said.
No suspects are in custody so far.
Anyone with information on this burglary is encouraged to call Valley Crimestoppers at 760-341-STOP.
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