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Then in the early hours Sunday, South Coast Deli and Choi’s Market, both located on the 100-block of South Patterson Avenue, were burglarized as the suspect smashed the front glass doors, stole items, and fled prior to deputies’ arrival around 3 a.m., according to Zick.
Less than an hour later, Pierre Lafond Market & Deli, 516 San Ysidro Road in Montecito, was the victim of another burglary with “very similar circumstances,” Zick said.
Detectives are treating the investigations as four separate instances while they review surveillance video and until the incidents can be linked to the same suspect, Zick said, adding that the Sheriff’s Office is not disclosing the exact items stolen in the burglaries as the investigation remains ongoing.