Three stores were targeted overnight, one was hit previously in 2022.
SAN DIEGO — Smash-and-grab burglars targeted three San Diego shoe stores overnight, getting away with tens of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. Two of the stores were located in shopping malls, the third was a mom-and-pop shop in Hillcrest.
Burglars smashed through the front wall of Fire Kicks around 4:45 a.m. and made off with an estimated $20,000 worth of merchandise, according to the owner. The owner said he thinks his burglar alarm scared the thieves away. He said they were in and out in less than 10 minutes. Fortunately, they missed the high-end tennis shoes that sell for $1,500 per pair, the owner said.
Then around 4 a.m., police said the same group of about four burglars attempted to break into the City Kicks shoe store at the UTC mall in University City. The attempted burglary was unsuccessful, SDPD said, and no windows were broken.Meanwhile, back in Hillcrest, the owner of Fire Kicks said he plans on increasing security. “It's really hard to prevent it, just gotta have safer measures in place. We're probably going to get another gate out front,” the owner said.
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