BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ
Daily Post Staff Writer
Two Redwood City men are facing charges for stealing items worth up to $200,000 from a rug store, a prosecutor said.
Faustino Dennis Ayala, 40, and Scott William Llewellyn, 32, pleaded innocent to three charges of commercial burglary, conspiracy, and theft with prior convictions on Friday, said District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.
On June 1, at 2:30 p.m., Ayala and Llewellyn broke into the Medallion Rug Outlet’s garage at 370 Convention Way, according to a Redwood City police statement. They found the lock box to the garage, where cars are parked and used for storage, according to the store manager Moe Saeidi.
“It was neglect of leaving the key outside,” Saeidi said.
The rug shop recently moved from Palo Alto to Redwood City and was using the garage to store items while they still found a place for them, according to Saeidi.
At 9:30 p.m., Ayala and Llewellyn returned to the garage and took a total of four Audi tires and antique bronze statues, valued at approximately $150,000 to $200,000, Wagstaffe said. They took two tires on their first visit and left the other two in the bushes, according to Saeidi, who was told this by police.
Saeidi said he found out the next morning and immediately called the police.
Officers recognized Ayala and Llewellyn from previous thefts, Wagstaffe said.
On April 27, Ayala broke into Golden Bay Glass at 989 Shasta St., and took tools and a credit card, which he used later that day at Savers, according to Wagstaffe.
Llewellyn was sentenced on Sept. 3, 2024, to eight months in county jail for grand theft, said the DA.
Officers arrested Ayala at an encampment on Winslow Street on June 3. Llewellyn was arrested at a hospital on June 4, according to the police statement. They are both in the San Mateo Maguire Correctional Center. Ayala’s bail was set to $10,000. Llewellyn’s was set to $5,000.
A hearing is set for April 17 for Ayala and Llewellyn, Wagstaffe said.
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