Luxury Handbag Burglars Apprehended in Irvine with $100K in Stolen Merchandise

Handbag Store Burglary

• 🚨 Two men were caught attempting to steal approximately $100,000 worth of luxury merchandise from a high-end handbag store in Irvine.
• 🎯 The store had been targeted twice before by thieves who escaped, but this time the suspects were apprehended.

Capture and Apprehension

• 📹 Surveillance cameras captured the suspects scaling a wall and breaking into an office building before entering the handbag store.
• 📞 A quick-thinking security guard noticed suspicious activity and called 911, alerting Irvine Police.
• 🚁 Police utilized a drone from the Costa Mesa Police Department to establish a perimeter and prevent escape.
• 📢 Loudspeaker announcements were made, urging the suspects to surrender.
• 🐾 Canine units were deployed, leading officers to find the two men hiding in a stairwell.

Suspects and Charges

• 📍 The suspects, identified as 40-year-old Richard Spencer and 30-year-old Marcellus Shelby of Hollywood, were arrested.
• ⚖️ They are now facing numerous charges, including burglary.