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Burglar takes $10,000 worth of tools from apartment complex
Los Angeles police today released surveillance video in hopes of identifying a man who broke into an apartment complex in West Los Angeles and stole about $10,000 worth of tools from the building manager's storage unit.
The break-in occurred Feb. 7 at 4:37 a.m. at the complex in the 1500 block of Bentley Avenue.
The suspect — believed to be responsible for numerous auto burglaries and bike thefts in the West Los Angeles area — was described as a Latino in his 20s, 5 feet 9 to 6 feet tall, weighing 150 to 185 pounds.
He was wearing a white T-shirt, blue jeans and black Nike sneakers, police said.
Anyone with information about his identity or whereabouts was asked to call LAPD burglary Detective George Bowens at (310) 444-1522 or (310) 444-1524.
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