Burglars Swipe $4,000 Worth of Cigarettes from CVS

A pair of burglars made off with 80 cartons of cigarettes — about $4,000 worth — from a CVS store early Saturday morning, police said. 

According to the Fremont Police Department, a street sweeper was cleaning in the area of the CVS at 46445 Mission Blvd. in Warm Springs at about 4 a.m. when he noticed that the front door of the store had been vandalized.

Officers responded to the scene and found that the glass doors were smashed by pieced of cement. A representative from the store later arrived and confirmed that the pharmacy chain had been burglarized. The loss was about 80 cartons of various cigarettes.

The burglary was caught on video, police said.

One of the suspects was described as a black male adult about 6-foot-1 and 165 pounds. He was wearing a black leather jacket with a brown hoodie covering his head, baggy blue jeans and a black Nike basketball shoes with red laces and white soles.

The second suspect was described as a dark skinned male, also about 6-foot-1 and 165 pounds. He was wearing a black jacket with a white hoodie, black pants, black gloves and black shoes.

Anyone with information about the crime is urged to contact Fremont Police at 510-790-6900. Anonymous tips may also be left at www.fremontpolice.org/tip or by texting TIP FREMONTPD to 888777 with your message.

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