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Thief Steals $700,000 Worth of Goods from Jewelry Stores After Tunneling His Way into Them

He was busted after police allegedly found his DNA at the crime scenes.

Published

10 years ago

March 30, 2016

INSTORE Staff

Victor Herrera is suspected of cutting and tunneling his way into two jewelry stores in California and has been arrested for felony burglary, the Huntington Beach Independent reports. The first burglary, according to the police source cited in the article, came “when someone cut a hole in the roof of a neighboring business and then tunneled into the jewelry store.” The second robbery occurred when someone cut a hole into the roof of the store and disabled the alarm system. Police estimate the thief made off with a combined total of about $700,000 worth of merchandise from both heists.

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