In a dramatic incident captured on security footage, three masked intruders brazenly stormed a high-end handbag boutique in California, making off with merchandise worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The burglary unfolded earlier this week and has left the store reeling from the loss.

During the early hours of Sunday, just shy of 4 a.m., the Bella Abby and Ava Boutique in Newport Beach became the target of a bold theft. Surveillance cameras documented the trio shattering the store’s entrance and swiftly filling garbage bags with luxurious handbags before making their escape.

“They headed straight for the Chanels, cleared them out completely, then moved on to the Hermès items, and began haphazardly grabbing everything else,” recounted Jennifer Sprenger, the store’s owner, in an interview with ABC 7. “With three people, it probably takes just three minutes to grab a substantial haul.”

The security footage vividly captured the moment these masked culprits broke into the boutique on January 18, 2026. The store’s owner, Jennifer Sprenger, expressed her despair, saying, “They took all the jewelry. I’m just heartbroken.”

“They took all the jewelry. I’m just very sad. My heart is broken.”

Within minutes, the bandits made off with over $200,000 in stolen luxury items, the outlet reported.

The suspects reportedly fled the scene in a brand-new BMW 4 Series and a Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 Gran Coupé, two high-end vehicles that lacked identifiable license plates. 

Masked suspects are seen on surveillance video moving quickly through the store before fleeing with over $200,000 in goods. (Jennifer Sprenger/The Bella Abby and Ava Boutique)

“These criminals cannot be allowed to just keep going around and ransacking and stealing from people,” Sprenger said. “I’m a single mom. I have three daughters in college, and here I am, working to take care of my family. To have them rob me of half of my inventory, it’s not right.”

The Newport Beach boutique reportedly opened about a year ago, with Sprenger believing the burglars had targeted the store and pulled off the heist using knowledge of the store’s layout and security measures. 

“They knew where the lights were,” Sprenger added, according to ABC 7. “They shut off the video cameras. They turned cameras. How would they know where all this was? It’s like it was a very well thought-out, planned attack.”

The suspects reportedly fled the scene in a brand-new BMW 4 Series and a Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 Gran Coupé, two high-end vehicles that lacked identifiable license plates. (Jennifer Sprenger/The Bella Abby and Ava Boutique)

Sprenger has hired a private investigator to help locate the burglars and is reportedly offering a $10,000 reward for any information leading to their arrest. 

“I really tried to do everything I could to protect the facility, but these people just knew what they were doing,” Sprenger told the outlet. “They’re not first timers, there is no doubt about it.”