An increase in smash-and-grab burglaries in East County prompted an alert from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.
The burglars are targeting small restaurants, pubs and retail stores after hours by using things like sledgehammers to break through glass doors and windows, according to the SDSO.
While the names and number of businesses that were targeted were not disclosed, the burglaries made enough of an impact for SDSO to issue a bulletin warning small business owners of the series…