Sac Sheriff: Teaz N Pleaz Robbers May Have Visited Second Branch

Sacramento County Sheriff's detectives now have reason to believe the bandits who made off with thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from the Fair Oaks adult store Teaz N Pleaz may have first vistited the store's sister branch in South Lake Tahoe.

"There is surveilance video there from inside the store that (the investigator) thinks might be related to the Sunrise incident," said Sheriff's spokesman Jason Ramos. "Supposedly the people were in the (South Lake Tahoe) store either recording things with their camera or taking pictures of the product and that is on surveillance video."

Ramos said investigators are waiting for Teaz N Pleaz management to give that footage to them to further the case.

"It definitely suggests some preplanning or some premeditation, if in fact the two are related," Ramos said.

Teaz N Pleaz manager Chris Daniels described the footage from the South Lake Tahoe store and believes there is reason to believe the footage could be connected to the bandits involved with the robbery of the Sunrise Boulevard store.

Daniels described an occasion two weeks prior to the Sunrise Blvd. incident where unknown individuals attempted to break through the South Lake Tahoe store's front door window using a rock - the same method robbers used to break into the Fair Oaks store. However, the individuals were unable to fully break through the reinforced glass and left the scene.

"Is it just a coincidence?" Daniels said. "I don't know...I don't think so."

Since the robbery, Daniels said he has received tips related to the robbery and the items stolen. Ramos confirmed those tips are being investigated, though he could not speak to the validity of any of them.

"It's an active burglary investigation, so it doesn't behoove the primary detective to drag his heals, but the chronology of our investigation is dependant on getting certain other things," Ramos said. "Once that's done, we can take the next investigative steps to pursue an arrest."