RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KNX) — A thief dubbed the “Snake Burglar” for the low-to-the-ground manner in which he breaks into businesses and avoids alarm systems appears to have struck again.
The burglar first made headlines in December when surveillance video surfaced of him wriggling along the floors of several Riverside businesses before making off with thousands of dollars in cash and merchandise.
Cesar Meyer, owner of Crown Gold Exchange in Riverside, captured the thief at work on camera in his own business.
“This guy slithered in, crawled on the ground, kind of like Lt. Dan-style, hand over hand, didn’t move his legs, and was able to rummage through my entire back room for a full five minutes,” he told KTLA.
Meyer said the thief entered the exchange through a hole he made in the drywall from a neighboring property in the same shopping center. He successfully avoided triggering security-alarm motion sensors and left with roughly $50,000 worth of silver.
Riverside police are working to confirm whether the burglar that struck Crown Gold Exchange is the same caught slithering away on camera last month.
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