Santa Ana clothing store targeted by thieves for 3rd time this year

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- Surveillance video shows three masked men breaking into a Santa Ana clothing store and stealing several bags full of clothing and other merchandise.

For the owner of The Hype Rack, frustration is building. Brandon Aguilera said this is the third time this year his store has been burglarized.

"They basically came in, took everything they wanted to take, and left, literally, in less than three minutes," Aguilera said. "They were in here, in and out."

Aguilera estimates his total financial loss to be close to $20,000, including the cost to repair damage to his store's windows.

He said perhaps the worst part is that he's just recently restocked his products.

"We had just invested about $10,000 worth of clothing. They literally came and they took basically everything," Aguilera said. "Literally on Monday, we restocked and got hit on Wednesday."

Surveillance video shows the men getting away -- first darting down the stairs before running across the parking lot.

Aguilera said he's filed police reports and has contacted city leaders to see if there are any additional ways to help protect his business.

Still, he said he's not sure how much longer he can stay in business if his store keeps getting burglarized.

"It's emotional because it hurts. It really does hurt," Aguilera said. "Because we recently restocked, so imagine restocking and then getting robbed. Right now, we're in a pretty deep hole."

Anyone with information on who the thieves might be is asked to call Santa Ana police.