Multiple businesses in Glassell Park shopping center burglarized
LOS ANGELES - An investigation is underway Monday after at least four businesses in a Glassell Park strip mall were burglarized overnight, according to police.
The early morning crime spree happened around 4:30 a.m. at multiple businesses on the corner of Verdugo and York at what's known as Verdugo Village. Video from the scene shows a heavy police presence during the investigation, as well as broken glass windows all over the sidewalk and road.
The businesses hit included Toto's BBQ, Jo-C's hair salon, and a laundromat.
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Responding officers with the Los Angeles Police Department reviewed surveillance video, which showed a man breaking a window, going inside a business, then coming right back out.
Investigators are still trying to determine what the motive is behind these burglaries.
The crew - unclear how many - moved fast, breaking glass, running in, looking for cash, then running out.
It's the latest in a string of what we call "mom and pop burglaries" - crimes targeting small family-owned businesses.
The strip mall owner told FOX 11 Toto's BBQ was permanently closed because they just didn't have the money to continue in business.
At the laundromat, the suspects didn't get away with anything.
Anyone with information is asked to call police.