Recent burglaries at local businesses have owners asking questions

According to San Diego Sheriff-Fallbrook Substation Detective Steve Ashkar, his cases regarding the burglaries of two Fallbrook area businesses have been suspended with no leads.

In the early morning hours of July 17, Fallbrook Coffee Company and Brooktown Kitchen and Coffee confirmed they had been burglarized.

“The (modus operandi) in all of the cases is similar,” Ashkar said in an email to the Village News. “Two male suspects in hooded sweatshirts, taking precautions by wearing gloves and covering their faces. The burglaries are simple glass breaks; they rummage around inside for a couple of...