Blowtorch-wielding burglars steal $6,300 in telecommunications equipment, police say

A group of burglars used a blowtorch to break into a telecommunications business and steal thousands of dollars worth of equipment early Sunday in Costa Mesa, police said.

Officers responded to EnGenius Technologies, at 1590 Sunland Lane, about 9:26 a.m. where they found someone had used a blowtorch to cut through a roll-down metal gate, Costa Mesa police Sgt. Jim Brown said.

Surveillance video shows a group of burglars breaking in at 1:47 a.m., Brown said.

Two people came inside to steal about $6,300 worth of telecommunications equipment while three or four others waited outside, according to police.

Brown said they all wore dark clothing and hoodies.