Massive luxury handbag heist caught on camera as heavily armed police swarm California store

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California officials announced Tuesday that authorities person arrested 2 individuals aft video captured suspects allegedly trying to nab astir $100,000 worthy of luxury handbags from a retail store.

The Irvine Police Department (IPD) released footage showing what appears to beryllium heavy equipped officers foiling the brazen burglary arsenic 2 suspects, dressed successful achromatic hoodies and look masks, attempted to fly with an armful of decorator items.

Authorities said constabulary responded to reports of a burglary aboriginal morning, erstwhile information unit alerted officers of the troubling incident. 

"Early this morning, Irvine Police Department responded to a burglary of a luxury handbag store successful the country of Jamboree and Dupont," the bureau said. "The gathering information alerted officers that 2 radical were seen connected surveillance entering the building."

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Surveillance video shows suspects wrong a luxury handbag store moments earlier constabulary arrived. (Irvine Police Department)

IPD identified the 2 suspects arsenic Richard Bernard Spencer, 40, of Los Angeles, and Marcellus Ronell Shelby, 30, of Hollywood.

In the footage, 2 suspects were seen scaling a gangly partition earlier entering the building. They past appeared to participate a luxury store that carried fashionable brands specified arsenic Celine and Givenchy.

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Surveillance footage shows 2 suspects carrying luxury handbags wrong an Irvine retail gathering during an alleged burglary. (Irvine Police Department)

The individuals were past spotted by information cameras attempting to permission done an exigency exit doorway portion carrying galore bags, earlier abruptly pivoting toward a formation of stairs and moving up to the level above.

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Numerous officers, heavy equipped with what appeared to beryllium battle rifles, past recovered the 2 suspects hiding adjacent bureau spaces, according to the video. They were accompanied by K9 units and partners from the Costa Mesa Police Department, which provided drone support, according to the IPD.  

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Irvine constabulary officers, assisted by a K9 unit, hunt bureau spaces aft responding to a burglary report. (Irvine Police Department)

The suspects were past caught connected camera getting handcuffed and escorted to a constabulary cruiser, assemblage camera footage shows. Officers noted that the suspects resisted apprehension erstwhile apprehended.

About $100,000 worthy of handbags were recovered and returned to the victim, the constabulary said. 

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Video released by constabulary shows suspects scaling an exterior partition earlier entering the building. (Irvine Police Department)

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The 2 suspects were arrested and booked successful Orange County Jail connected charges of burglary, expansive theft, conspiracy, vandalism and resisting arrest. 

Bonny Chu is simply a Digital Production Assistant astatine Fox News Digital.

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