Crime & Safety

$10K Stolen from Chick-Fil-A Safe in Escondido on Christmas Day

The suspects smashed a window to enter the Chick-fil-A at 1290 Autopark Way in Escondido.

ESCONDIDO, CA – Authorities searched Sunday for two to three people who stole a “significant amount” of money from a fast-food restaurant, an Escondido Police Department official said.

At 5 a.m., the suspects smashed a window to enter the Chick-fil-A at 1290 Autopark Way, and stole possibly more than $10,000 from a safe, Sgt. Janice Kolhof said.

No Chick Fil A employees were in the store at the time, she added.

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Kolhof said no description of the suspects is available, and police are investigating the crime.

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