Walnut : Burglars Hit Warehouse
Burglars cut a hole in the roof of a Walnut tennis shoe warehouse and made off with more than $30,000 in cash and merchandise, authorities said.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies said they found gang graffiti in two areas of the Del Rey Tennis Shoe Warehouse on Currier Street.
In August, burglars broke into a boathouse at Bonelli Regional County Park in San Dimas, stealing more than $12,000. They also left behind graffiti resembling the writings left in Walnut, deputies said.
“They (the crimes) might be related but we’re unsure at this time,” Deputy Mario Estrada said Wednesday. “It is unusual for a gang to put their name on this type of incident.”
Raymond Macias, owner of the shoe store, said he thinks the burglars were not gang members but used the graffiti to mislead police.
Macias said the intruders appeared to have a knowledge of the alarm system and ceiling structure, indicating they had visited the store many times or had previously worked there.
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