Two Men Try To Steal Beer Right In Front Of LA Deputies

LA MIRADA - Two men apparently didn't notice four Los Angeles sheriff's deputies inside a convenience store when they attempted a snack and beer heist. A video surveillance tape released Wednesday shows the men entering the Chevron Food Mart in La Mirada just before 4 a.m. on Jan. 23 and rushing out with $18.76 worth of snacks and beer. The deputies had parked their squad cars on the side of the store and were walking around inside about 30 seconds before the thieves entered. Deputies chased the men and captured them before they got into a car. The Orange County Register says 29-year-old Jacob Wallace of Costa Mesa and 19-year-old Robert Martin of Victorville are charged with burglary and petty theft. They have been released pending a court hearing.