STICKY FINGERS; THIEF WITH SWEET TOOTH STEALS CANDY.Byline: Phil Davis
Crime has never been so sweet. A burglar or burglars broke into The Candy Factory on Riverside Drive A number of cities around the world have a Riverside Drive. In the United States:
Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. candies and four two-pound boxes of gourmet chocolates. ``Who'd think they'd bust in and steal bonbons?'' store owner Frank Sheftel said Tuesday. ``They didn't touch any of the computer equipment, the scales or any of the really expensive stuff, thank goodness.'' A helium tank and $50 in change also were taken. Sheftel estimates his loss at about $400. Another mystery: The culprit or culprits apparently sampled two cherry cordials out of a box of 10, rewrapped the box, retied the red bow and put it back in the display case. ``They're liquor cherry cordials,'' Sheftel said. ``It must have been kids. Maybe they didn't like them.'' Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. police detectives stopped short of putting out an all-points-bulletin for a couple of hefty, pimple-pocked bandits with chocolate-smeared faces and helium-enhanced Donald Duck Donald Duck cantankerousness itself. [Comics: Horn, 216–217] See : Irascibility Donald Duck frustrated character jealous of Mickey Mouse. [Comics: Horn, 216–217] See : Jealousy accents, but they are investigating. Officers were called to the store Monday morning after a neighboring business owner noticed a broken window at The Candy Factory, which is closed Sunday and Monday. The culprits were long gone with their tasty loot. Sheftel puzzled that the thieves chose his store over a nearby computer learning center, a pizza restaurant or a drug store. ``Come on, it's a candy store,'' he said. LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Detective Daniel Moran said the heist sounds like a typical smash-and-grab burglary with an unusual sweet twist. He said the suspects probably opted for a sugar buzz when they found the register lacked serious cash. ``We get window smashes from time to time,'' Moran said. ``Usually, it's young adults who break in and take cash.'' CAPTION(S): photo PHOTO Candy store owner Frank Sheftel shows where just two cherry cordial cordial: see liqueur. candies were stolen. Tom Mendoza/Daily News |
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