Police search for school computer thieves
Police search for school computer thieves
News from San Francisco Chronicle:
(01-23) 21:55 PST Glendale, Calif. (AP) –
Police in Redondo Beach and Glendale are searching for two burglars who wore the same outfits while allegedly stealing thousands of dollars in computer equipment from schools in both cities.
The Torrance Daily Breeze ( http://bit.ly/Aa2zTw) says detectives believe the men stole computers from Mark Keppel Elementary School in Glendale in November and again in December.
Authorities believe the men are the same criminals who stole six Apple iMac computers worth $ 9,500 from Redondo Union High School in August and December.
The suspects are described as black, 18 to 24 years old. The men wore the same clothes in both crimes: a green “Oregon” hoodie and a gray hoodie.
Police say they believe the men drove away in a silver 2011 Chevrolet Malibu.
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