Merced Police responded to the Merced Target located at 3280 “R” street for a report of a burglary just after 7:00 p.m. today.

According to witnesses, three younger African American men broke a glass display with a bat and stole thousands of dollars of Apple products.

The suspects left store with a full hand basket of Apple products according to witnesses, they fled in an unknown direction.

Merced  Police  are  asking  anyone  with  any  information  regarding  this  crime  to contact the Merced Police Department at (209) 385-8836 or the  Merced Police  Department  Tipster  Line  at  (209)  385-4725.

The  public  can  send  information  via anonymous  text  messages  to  police  department  by  dialing  “TIP411”  (847411)  and including the word “Comvip” as the “keyword” in the text  message.