Caught On Camera: Burglars Steal Safe, Leave It On Sidewalk As Patrol Car Drives By
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Police need the public's help to identify the suspects who broke into a business to steal a safe, but had to abandon it when a police patrol unit passed by.
Police say at least seven men broke into a business in the 5100 block of Venice Boulevard at about 4:30 a.m. on March 6. The burglars used pry tools on the front door and, once inside, they rummaged through several rooms before pushing a safe outside onto the sidewalk in front of the business, LAPD Officer Drake Madison said.
A police patrol unit passed by the business while the burglary was in progress, and officers saw an SUV leaving from a side street and backed up to investigate. The vehicle was gone by then, but the suspects left the safe behind on the sidewalk after they were unable to open it.
In the video, the white, newer-model Mercedes Benz GLK is seen stopping in front of the business.
The same suspects were also captured in video surveillance from a previous night, which shows them breaking into the building, presumably to case it, but they left empty-handed that time as well, Madison said.
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