Crime

Fashion Fair store victim of smash-and-grab burglary, Fresno police say. How much was taken?

Someone smashed one of the glass doors at the Michael Kors store at Fresno’s Fashion Fair Mall and it appears items were stolen, police confirmed Tuesday.

The vandalism happened at about 4:15 a.m. when a store alarm notified security and police of the crime at the mall near Shaw Avenue and First Street, police said.

Officers got to the scene and the store showed signs that someone had entered it for a smash-and-grab burglary, according to officer Felipe Uribe.

Police were not immediately able to contact employees of the location so they have not been able to determine what and how much was taken, he said. Police said the suspects left with a “large number of unknown items.”

A driver in a dark car pulled up to the store and waited inside the car while two others got out and smashed the door with a large rock, police said.

The store is on the north side of the mall where several stores have entrances that face an open walkway.

Mall security also responded to the scene, police said. Uribe said officers will review surveillance video to investigate the crime.

A glass door at the Michael Kors store in Fresno’s Fashion Fair Mall was smashed Tuesday, March 22, 2022, police said.
A glass door at the Michael Kors store in Fresno’s Fashion Fair Mall was smashed Tuesday, March 22, 2022, police said. Thaddeus Miller tmiller@fresnobee.com
A glass door at the Michael Kors store in Fresno’s Fashion Fair Mall was smashed Tuesday, March 22, 2022, police said.
A glass door at the Michael Kors store in Fresno’s Fashion Fair Mall was smashed Tuesday, March 22, 2022, police said. Thaddeus Miller tmiller@fresnobee.com
A glass door at the Michael Kors store in Fresno’s Fashion Fair Mall was smashed Tuesday, March 22, 2022, police said.
A glass door at the Michael Kors store in Fresno’s Fashion Fair Mall was smashed Tuesday, March 22, 2022, police said. Thaddeus Miller tmiller@fresnobee.com

This story was originally published March 22, 2022 at 8:49 AM.

Thaddeus Miller
Merced Sun-Star
Reporter Thaddeus Miller has covered cities in the central San Joaquin Valley since 2010, writing about everything from breaking news to government and police accountability. A native of Fresno, he joined The Fresno Bee in 2019 after time in Merced and Los Banos.
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