Three suspects are in custody after they smashed through the window of a BevMo! and stole alcohol, authorities say.
According to an official law enforcement release, police officers were dispatched to the BevMo! wine and liquor store located at 405 Cochran Street in Simi Valley just after 1:10 a.m. Wednesday.
Upon arriving at the scene, Simi Valley Police Department officers found a smashed window “signaling a break-in” and also found that several bottles of alcohol were stolen.
“While securing the premises to ensure no suspects were still on-site, a Patrol Supervisor began monitoring traffic on the east end of Simi Valley,” the SVPD release said. “The supervisor identified a suspicious vehicle heading eastbound on the 118 Freeway, [and] a traffic stop was conducted [on the freeway] at Kuehner Drive.”
When the supervisor contacted the vehicle’s three occupants, they noticed numerous bottles of alcohol “in plain view within the vehicle” in addition to BevMo! hand shopping baskets, police said.
“Additionally, officers at the burglary scene viewed the suspects captured on video surveillance footage,” the police department said. “The suspects’ clothing in the images matched the individuals detained in the vehicle.”
Police later identified the suspects as Hailey Johnson, 21, of Long Beach; Larry Harrison, 22, of Los Angeles; and DeShaun Rose, 22, of Los Angeles.
Johnson, Harrison and Rose were each arrested and booked for burglary and conspiracy.
