Two burglars who broke into the Rainbow Farms Market in unincorporated El Cajon Sunday by removing a rooftop vent were in custody Thursday after they were recognized by police on surveillance camera footage of the incident, authorities are reporting.
Lakeside residents Everett Luther, 26, and Travis Murry, 32, forced their way through the market’s ceiling and climbed down inside the building between 5-5:30 a.m., according to a report from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.
“Once inside, the suspects stole a large quantity of cigarettes and lottery tickets,” the report continued.
The burglars then climbed back out through the building’s roof and fled before deputies arrived at the market located at 1335 La Cresta Boulevard.
When deputies reviewed surveillance camera footage taken from the scene, they determined Luther and Murry were the suspects and both men were arrested Thursday. Murry had two outstanding felony warrants for unrelated burglary charges, the report continued.
The stolen lottery tickets were not recovered: the suspects had cashed them in at various locations throughout East County and will be facing additional burglary counts as a result, according to the report.
