A Newport Beach boutique owner said Monday that she’s frustrated and fed up after her shop became the latest burglary victim.
Jennifer Sprenger, the owner of the Bella Abby and Ava Boutique on Coast Highway, said a group of men broke into her store at around 3:30 a.m. Sunday after smashing the glass and kicked the door down.
Sprenger said the burglars appeared to know what they wanted as they ransacked the shop and went for the most valuable items.
“They go right for all the Chanels and the Hermès, and they just load up bag. And they’re out within three minutes,” the boutique owner said.
Surveillance video showed the quick action by the three burglars as well as their getaway vehicles: a brand new BMW and Mercedes with temporary plates from a car dealership.
“They don’t have your standard plates on,” she described.
Sprenger said luckily she has good insurance, which can help her get through the incident, but she said she, like other business owners, are “tired of being robbed and pillaged.”
“We really need the help from the community to help this to stop. This is just a terrible thing,” she said. “We need to find these people.”
Sprenger said while she’s installing steel doors to prevent another burglary, she wants the three people in the video footage to be arrested.
“They are going out into the Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Southern California areas, and they are robbing people,” she said. “It would be great to get some of the bags back.”
