Thieves steal $35,000 worth of equipment from Studio City drone store

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Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Thieves steal $35K worth of equipment from drone store
Thieves broke into a drone store in Studio City, making off with thousands in cash and merchandise, and the burglary was caught on camera.

STUDIO CITY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Thieves broke into a drone store in Studio City, making off with thousands in cash and merchandise, and it was all caught on camera.

In the video, the thieves are seen smashing one of the windows to enter the store, Drones Plus.

The suspects then crawl on the crowd to avoid activating the motion sensors.

"Very planned out, very strategic. These aren't just regular punks. These guys are professionals," said Justin Henderson

Henderson thinks it's the same burglars that have hit twice before. He says after that, they installed video cameras and cages to lock up the equipment. This time, the thieves used metal cutting tools to break in.

In this latest burglary, the alarm goes off after the thieves enter the cage area. That's when they start to move quickly and grab every box they can.

From another angle, you can see someone picking up several drones off a counter. The price for those is about $2,900 each.

The thieves made off with $35,000 worth of equipment.

Henderson says it's covered by insurance, and they have all the serial numbers, so they hope if they see any for sale, they can track them down.

Drones Plus is located in Studio City, but after getting hit three times, Henderson is wondering if he should move to another location.