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SAN DIEGO — Police are investigating after a popular department store was robbed in the University City area Wednesday.
The robbery occurred just before 7 p.m. during store hours in Nordstrom at Westfield UTC, where a group of thieves stole a total of 70 designer handbags, San Diego police told FOX 5.
Surveillance video obtained by FOX 5 shows between seven to nine suspects taking what police say was around $140,000 worth of items and escape from the scene in a matter of two minutes.
Officers say the thieves used cutters to rip the security cords from the handbags.
Investigators believe the thieves are a theft ring from Los Angeles.
FOX 5’s Jaime Chambers contributed to this story.
