California Cops Make A Burglary Arrest. Then Find $6 Million Worth Of Stolen Birkin Bags And Other Luxury Goods

A Southern California criminal investigation uncovered a staggering $6 cardinal haul of stolen luxury goods, from Hermès Birkin bags to Patek Philippe watches, conscionable weeks aft authorities arrested a man allegedly down a drawstring of high-end burglaries.

The suspect, whose sanction has not been released, was taken into custody connected February 25 successful relationship pinch a January residential burglary.

A hunt of his Temecula location uncovered an bonzer cache of stolen items: much than 100 designer handbags, including Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Birkin, and 22 luxury watches, including Patek, Audemars Piguet and Rolex, constabulary announced Thursday.

Birkin bags typically unit betwixt $10,000 and $15,000, but rare aliases exotic models, for illustration nan ones beloved by celebrities, including the Kardashians, tin transcend $200,000. On nan resale market, celebrated sizes often waste betwixt $25,000 and $35,000.

Investigators besides seized golden coins, jewelry, 20 firearms and much than $800,000 successful cash.

The man now faces aggregate charges, including residential burglary, felon successful possession of a firearm, and possession of stolen property, arsenic good arsenic alleged crimes tied to different cities and aggregate victims, authorities said.

Detectives judge nan man is portion of an organized residential burglary ringing operating crossed respective Southern California counties, including Los Angeles and San Diego, but did not elaborate immoderate further successful a news release Thursday.

Police said that nan investigation is ongoing, and further arrests whitethorn beryllium forthcoming arsenic rule enforcement agencies proceed to activity together to place different suspects and afloat measure nan scope of immoderate imaginable burglary network.

The Independent has contacted nan El Segundo Police Department for comment. The section received thief successful this lawsuit from nan San Diego and Glendale Police Departments.

Any accusation regarding this lawsuit should beryllium directed to El Segundo Detective Michael Keltner astatine 310-524-2263 aliases mkeltner@elsegundo.org.