SANTEE–Sheriff’s deputies are searching for suspects involved in two ATM burglaries at the Navy Federal inside a Walgreens store and at Rite Aid.
At 1:13 a.m., Santee deputies responded to a commercial burglary alarm at the Walgreens store located at 10512 Mission Gorge Road in Santee.
Deputies arrived on scene within one minute, but the suspects had already fled. The front door to Walgreens had been pried open as was the front of a Navy Federal ATM machine located inside. The suspects were unable to access the safe within the ATM and there was no cash loss.
At 1:36 a.m., deputies from the Rancho San Diego Station responded to a commercial burglary alarm at the Rite Aid located at 2516 Jamacha Road. The circumstances were similar, the front door had been pried and the ATM machine inside was attacked. In this incident there was a cash loss from the ATM of an undisclosed amount. Based on timing, and location, deputies say the events are believed related.
Detectives from the Santee and Rancho San Diego Commands are investigating the burglaries.
