$43,000 in 3 minutes

At 1:36 a.m., officers responded to an audible alarm at the store, 2201 Verne Roberts Circle, and found a front emergency-exit door pried open with a big-screen television sitting on an outside walkway nearby, Antioch police Corporal Rick Smith said in a release.

A search found several electronic-gaming devices and other electronics missing. Roughly $43,000 in goods were taken in just over 3 minutes, according to the store's closed-circuit television system, police said.

Police say the are pursuing leads based on items found on scene.

Store employees told police that a similar theft at a Costco in San Leandro happened recently.

Written by George Kelly for the Contra Costa Times

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