A Rio Linda business has been left without the tools of its trade.

Amanda Shane, owner of The Key Shop and More, said that late Saturday night, one or more thieves tore off the metal security bars that cover the shop's window and took off with two specialized cutting machines they use to make sets of keys.

"They didn't come into the shop," she said. "They just grabbed what they could from the window and left."

It's a huge economic loss for this family-owned locksmith business.

"We're small," Shane said. "It's me and my husband that do this with our kids, so it's pretty hard, especially around Christmas."

The two machines cost around $11,000 and are used to make spare keys for cars and home doors. Shane said the equipment won't even work because the crooks left behind the programming t

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