Suspects sought in thefts of $500K in merchandise from Irvine businesses

Thursday, February 16, 2017
Suspects sought in thefts of $500K in merchandise from Irvine businesses
Irvine police are looking for a trio of hooded burglars who were caught on surveillance camera breaking into two different businesses, making off with $500,000 in merchandise.

IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- Irvine police are looking for a trio of hooded burglars who were caught on surveillance camera breaking into two different businesses, making off with $500,000 in merchandise.

They hit one business early Sunday morning, climbing over a cage to take merchandise that included laptops and virtual-reality equipment. The day before they hit a high-end sunglasses company, using a stolen white van to break open a garage door.

The van used in both burglaries is stolen. Police are looking for a van with CA license plate 46712 W1.

For more details on the burglaries and the suspects, watch the video above.