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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

California thief steals $500,000 worth of wine by drilling hole through store roof

row of wine bottles on a shelf
Among the stolen items was a bottle of Chateau Petrus valued at $4,500. Photograph: Tim Stubbings/Alamy

Police are investigating a burglary at a southern California wine shop, where a thief stole over $500,000 worth of high-end wine and liquor.

The burglary happened during the early hours of 30 June at Lincoln Fine Wines in Venice, according to a police report. A man – wearing a mask, hoodie and baseball cap – arrived to the store in a white pickup truck with no license plate, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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