Stuck Safe Thwarts Burglary Attempt

Riverside - Three men who allegedly tried to steal a safe from a Riverside liquor store today but couldn't get it out the front door were arrested on suspicion of burglary, police said.

Barry McDaniel, 28, Darryl Franks, 18, and Christopher Session, 29, all of Los Angeles, allegedly went through the roof to get in the Quick Stop Liquor Store in the 700 block of West Blaine Street, gathered the safe and other items and put them near the front door, said Riverside police Lt. Chuck Griffitts.

They apparently then got out the building the same way and returned to take the items out through the front door.

But just before 6 a.m., a passerby reported seeing two men unsuccessfully attempting to cut, pry and kick open the front door, he said.

Arriving officers stopped a vehicle as it was leaving the parking lot, and arrested two of the men. The third was nabbed as he tried to run away, Griffitts said.

Police found the safe and other items just inside the front door, Griffitts said.

The men were booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center on suspicion of burglary and conspiracy.

One of the suspects allegedly said he was in a Los Angeles street gang, Griffitts said, and a second suspect has a prior theft conviction.