Pricey Purses Stolen From Fashion Valley Nordstrom

Tens of thousands of dollars in expensive Chanel purses were stolen from the Nordstrom department store at Fashion Valley Mall just before 11:30 a.m. on Super Bowl Sunday.San Diego police say four men all dressed in matching hooded sweatshirts and black pants went into the boutique inside the popular store, one standing right outside holding what appeared to be some kind of pepper spray. Lt. Charles Lara with San Diego Police said the robbery took only about 10 seconds. Coastal Areas Socked in by Dense Fog “They went behind one of the counters and they took about 15 purses with them,” he told NBC 7. Shoppers were stunned to hear the crime happened right in the middle of the day. Isaiah Mackey told NBC 7, “something like that happening in broad daylight – it does make me very nervous.” One Month in: San Diego’s Pot Report Card Police said the thieves left through the east door of the store and took off in a blue/grey late 2000s Honda Accord with no front license plate but a paper plate in the back reading Kearny Mesa Genesis.Detectives spent part of the afternoon collecting evidence from the scene. 22-Acre Gun Range Causing Chaos for Residents This is the second time in two weeks a Fashion Valley store has been hit and pricey purses taken.In the early morning hours of Sunday, January 21 three cars pulled up to the north entrance at Fashion Valley Mall.Police say 10 suspects all wearing hooded sweatshirts and gloves used a pry bar and forced their way into the Hermes De Paris store. In two minutes, they stole purses, jewelry and clothing worth half a million dollars.Police are trying to determine if the two crimes are connected, “because they are very similar nature with the high-end bag being stolen,” Lt. Lara said. 
Source: NBC San Diego