Two bungling burglars have been caught red-handed by closely armed cops as they tried to sneak right into a high-end retailer and make off with $100,000 value of luxurious purses — and it was all caught on digital camera.
The would-be purse plunderers’ antics have been posted to Instagram in dramatic new footage from California’s Irvine Police Division as they tried to flee the luxury store with a number of baggage in hand — however cops and a canine unit have been ready for them.
The hoodie-clad criminals have been noticed early Monday morning overtly climbing up the facet of a constructing. As soon as contained in the unidentified retailer, surveillance footage exhibits the thieves grabbing each luxurious bag in sight.
However a safety guard had already alerted cops, who jumped into motion, Irvine PD stated.
Closely armed officers with what look like assault rifles searched the constructing as a drone flew overhead on the lookout for the criminals. At one level, the pair open an exit door, then instantly slam it shut and dash up a set of close by stairs, footage exhibits.
As soon as police catch as much as the criminals, seven armed cops and a Okay-9 unit order the pair to hit the bottom. The failed thieves have been then cuffed and brought away underneath tight supervision in a police cruiser, body-cam footage exhibits.
All $100,000 value of purses have been recovered and returned to the shop, cops stated.
The failed burglars have been recognized as Richard Bernard Spencer, 40, of Los Angeles, and Marcellus Ronell Shelby, 30, of Hollywood, cops stated.
The pair was arrested and charged on suspicion of housebreaking, grand theft, conspiracy, vandalism and resisting arrest.
