Police Tuesday circulated surveillance images of three suspects who stole a safe from a Rowland Heights home after tricking the 93-year-old resident into allowing them to come inside.
The crime happened about 1:45 p.m. on July 8 in the 19000 block of Jodi Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The suspects “posed as relatives of a neighbor and asked the victim for permission to use her restroom,” according to a sheriff’s statement. “While inside of her home, two of the suspects distracted the victim while the third suspect ransacked a walk-in closet in the master bedroom.”
One of the suspects blocked the woman’s view while another made off with a safe that was in the closet, according to the sheriff’s department.
The suspects were caught on surveillance video. They are described as:
–a white woman, 30-35 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall, about 170 pounds with brown hair, last seen wearing a dark blue shirt and blue skirt;
–a white man, 60-65 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, about 220 pounds, last seen wearing a red windbreaker, red gloves and a white undershirt;
–a white man, 5 feet 7 inches tall, about 150 pounds, last seen wearing a red baseball cap and dark-colored T-shirt and pants.
The woman and the man in the red windbreaker spoke proficient English, although the man used some Spanish phrases while communicating with his cohorts.
Anyone with information about the burglary was urged to call the sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar Station at (909) 595-2264.
Anonymous tips can be provided through Crime Stoppers by calling (800) 222-TIPS or texting the letters “TIPLA” plus the tip to the number 274637 (CRIMES). Anonymous tips can also be provided at http://lacrimestoppers.org.
–City News Service