Police say they have arrested a man on suspicion of burglarizing two florist shops, one night after another.
Andre Murphy, 51, of Oakland, was taken into custody Saturday at 3 a.m. at Ah Sam Floral Co., 2645 S. El Camino Real, when officers on patrol were alerted by a burglar alarm, police said.
The burglar had shot out the front glass door with a BB gun and left two cash registers on the sidewalk, police said.
The scene was less than 800 feet from San Mateo Florist & Gift, where someone shattered the glass door and made off with a cash register Thursday night, police said.
“What in carnation? He couldn’t buy himself flowers, so he broke in and stole a cash register,” police said in a statement Saturday.
Security video showed the clothing worn by a man in Thursday’s burglary matched what Murphy was wearing Saturday, police said.
The only difference was his shoes. A matching pair were found in Murphy’s vehicle, police said.
Murphy was arrested and accused of two counts of second-degree burglary. — Bay City News