He flies more than $ 63,000 Prada, Gucci glasses Glendale Optometrists

  Less than 12 hours after thieves stole about $ 63,000 sunglasses and eyeglasses expensive Thursday his family business, opticians Ani Halabi was back at work and encounter with the patient.

"Nothing will make me fall," she said, adding that the break did not prevent him doing so, continue to do what she loves to do - to serve their community.

Halabi, who was nine months pregnant, spoke with manufacturers, seeing patients and spending time ends and restore the work in the morning to his company, Glendale Family Optometry.

Police said that at 2:30 thieves to break the window and into the business in the block of Glenoaks Boulevard East, where it broke into several windows 400th

Thieves stole more than 100 pairs of sunglasses and dozens of pairs of Dolce & Gabbana, Prada, Ray Ban, Gucci and Polo glasses, police said.

Not only thieves to steal about 65% of the shares Halabi, they also caused significant damage to the windows, which were individual.

In November last year, the thieves also stole $ 40,000 of expensive sunglasses Blue Eyes Optometry in the 100 block of West Wilson Avenue. In this flight, the intruders used a hammer and smashed glass panes steal Chrome Hearts sunglasses that cost up to $ 2,000 each.

No one has been arrested in connection with two burglaries, but the police investigate whether the incidents are related, the Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said.

Halabi opened the business three years ago and moved to Glenoaks months ago about 18th

She does not only patients in his private practice, but also helps low-income children who need eye care.

It serves patients in clinical free vision of Glendale Healthy Kids and the American Medical Society of California, and was organized by Northwest Glendale Lions Club was recognized for his service to the community.

While the robbery was a failure, she said she did not really matter, because his family is safe and healthy.