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Public's Help Needed To Capture West LA Car Burglars

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Police need the public's help to capture a trio of car burglars suspected of committing thefts in West Los Angeles.

The three suspects have broken into at least two cars parked in apartment complex garages, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

The first burglary happened on July 2, about 12:30 a.m. Two men entered an apartment building in the 2200 block of South Beverly Glen Boulevard through the front door, then went to the underground garage and burglarized a vehicle, police said. The suspects left through the front door and drove away in a 2005-2010 black Ford Explorer.

Those two suspects were captured on surveillance video.

One of the men involved in the South Beverly Glen burglary was seen again on Sept. 9, at about 3:15 a.m., with a third suspect, entering an apartment building in the 1900 block of Malcolm Avenue through the front door. The suspects went to the parking garage and broke into a vehicle, then left through the front door of the complex, police said.

All three suspects are described as Hispanic males between 25 and 30 years old, and about 5 feet 9 inches tall. The first suspect is 170 pounds, with a shaved head, light mustache and tattoos on both arms, wearing glasses. The second suspect is 160 pounds and the third suspect is about 170 pounds.

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