SAN DIEGO, CA \u2014 The co-owner of an Ocean Beach e-bike shop says a burglar smashed through the business\u2019s front window and stole a $2,800 e-bike in an early-morning break-in.<\/p>\n
The burglary happened last Monday at E-Bike Super Shop along Bacon Street.<\/p>\n
Co-owner Devin Raymond said an employee discovered the damage that morning.<\/p>\n
\u201cLike a gut punch in the morning,\u201d Raymond said.<\/p>\n
Surveillance video from the business shows two men outside the entrance shortly before 4 a.m. Raymond believes one of them used a tool to break the glass in the front window.<\/p>\n
\u201cLooks like they broke the glass in advance to see if it would set off the alarm,\u201d Raymond said.<\/p>\n
Raymond said the alarm never went off.<\/p>\n
About 30 minutes later, surveillance video shows an SUV pull up near the entrance and a masked man get out. The man eventually makes his way through the broken window and enters the shop.<\/p>\n
Video shows him grabbing an e-bike near the front of the store, maneuvering it through wooden beams and then taking it out of the business.<\/p>\n
Raymond said the stolen bike was an off-road EBOX Dragster worth about $2,800.<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, it just sucks,\u201d Raymond said. \u201cWe are a small business. That just takes money out of our pockets.\u201d<\/p>\n
Raymond said stolen e-bikes can be resold whole or broken down for their valuable components.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey could chop it up for parts,\u201d he said. \u201cA battery could cost hundreds of dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n
Raymond said his shop has dealt with other forms of theft before, including people allegedly using fake credit cards or taking bikes for test rides and never returning. But he said this was the first time the business had experienced a smash-and-grab burglary.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was premeditated and will do it again and again if not caught,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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