Man arrested after store window is smashed in Costa Mesa
A man was arrested on suspicion of drunkenly smashing the window of a furniture store in Costa Mesa early Wednesday, according to police.
Officers responded to the business in the 3300 block of Hyland Avenue around 1 a.m. when an alarm there sounded, police said.
Police said they found one person inside. Officers arrested Jay Silverstein, 43, of Canoga Park on suspicion of burglary, police said.
The window had been smashed with a rock, police Sgt. Doug Johnson said.
It was the second such incident in the area in as many days.
On Tuesday, a group of would-be burglars tried to smash through a window at an appliance store, also in the 3300 block of Hyland, at around 2:30 a.m., police said. The group fled after seeing a cleaning crew inside the business, police said.
