Pair Charged With Walnut Creek Macy’s “Smash And Grab,” More Than $65,000 In Jewelry Taken
From the Office of the District Attorney:
Martinez, Calif. – Earlier this week, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office filed multiple felonies against Christopher Dopp and Richard Lange for last week’s burglary of the Walnut Creek Macy’s store at Broadway Plaza. During the early morning burglary of January 24, the defendants took $65,244 of gold jewelry from display cases.
The defendants were spotted by store employees on the first floor of the store as the pair smashed display cases. The defendants fled the scene after the employees saw the pair destroying the display cases. Ultimately, Walnut Creek Police Officers apprehended the burglars as they left the store. In total, the damage to the store totaled over $80,000 from the broken glass.
The bail for each defendant is set for Lange at $170,000 and Dopp at $35,000. The defendants are not in custody as they bailed out.
The specific felony charges are as follows:
Lange: Second Degree Burglary, Grand Theft of Personal Property, Vandalism Over $400 Damage — Special Allegation Serious or Violent Felony Prior & Special Allegation Two Prior Offenses
Dopp: Second Degree Burglary, Grand Theft of Personal Property, Vandalism Over $400 Damage
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Those “soft on jewelry crime” liberals better get this one right.
#dontimpersonatemebro
Thank you,News24 /680, I give you high praise for reporting this story! No other news source even reported this robbery!
We don’t deserve it, Greg. Didn’t do much heavy lifting on this one though we are interested in our current condition and have been writing about it for some time now. People, merchants appear to be hardening their position on local crime.
It’s rather curious that anyone with the capacity to post $170k cash bail or forfeit $17k+ fees for a bail bond would undertake such a risky, conspicuous heist for a $60k* score.
Late-cycle indicator?
*$60k is retail; Macy’s usually discounts their “fine” jewelry by 50%+. The black market liquidation value is presumably far lower.
I like to sit outside Apple and watch the cops chase all the shoplifters. If you bring a bag lunch you can make a day of it.
Remember when jewel thieves used to tip toe in late at night, evade the burglary alarms and look like Cary Grant? Those days are gone.
These aren’t the guys in the hardhats and safety vests again is it?
Don’t believe so, Hunter.
Booking photos??
Richard Lange a Richmond resident and Christopher Dopp, a transient – how on earth does a transient make bail?
We’d all be plutocrats if we were semi-proficient jewel thrives without any mortgage / rent expense!
Subtle