A man was arrested early Saturday at a San Mateo florist shop where a burglar shattered the glass front door and took two cash registers - just about like at another shop the night before, police said.
Andre Murphy, 51, of Oakland was taken into custody about 3 a.m. at Ah Sam Floral Co. when officers on patrol were alerted by a burglar alarm, police said.
The burglar had shot out the front glass door with a BB gun and left two cash registers on the sidewalk, police said.
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The scene was less than 800 feet from San Mateo Florist & Gift, where someone shattered the glass door and made off with a cash register Thursday night, police said.
``What in carnation? He couldn't buy himself flowers, so he broke in and stole a cash register," police said in a statement Saturday.
Security video showed the clothing worn by a man in Thursday's burglary matched what Murphy was wearing Saturday, police said.
The only difference was his shoes. A matching pair were found in Murphy's vehicle, police said.
Murphy was arrested and accused of two counts of second-degree burglary.
