Crime & Safety

Tarzana Burglars Caught On Camera

Police hope someone will recognize a pair of burglars who have been targeting homes in West San Fernando Valley.

TARZANA, CA — Two men wanted for burglarizing homes in the Woodland Hills and Tarzana areas maybe not be able to hide much longer thanks to security images police released from the burglaries Friday.

In the first burglar in the Topanga Canyon area on Feb. 13, 2017 at about 2 p.m. in the 22000 block of Avenue San Luis, the brazen burglar rings the doorbell before heading to the backyard and forcing a door open.

"The first suspect is seen on video ringing the doorbell of the residence (and) when there was no answer, both suspects walked to the side door leading to the back yard," a police statement said.

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"They forced open the rear patio door, damaging the entire door frame," police said. "They ransacked the entire residence, took property and fled the scene through the same side door."

The same suspects are believed to have been involved in two other residential burglaries, one on June 12, 2017, in the 4900 block of Winnetka Avenue in Tarzana, and the other about two months later at a residence whose address was not disclosed.

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One suspect was described as white, between 5-feet-7 inches and 6-feet tall, weighing about 160-190 pounds, with gray hair. The second suspect was described only as a man.

Anyone with information on the case was urged to call detectives at (213) 486-6940, or (877) LAPD-247.

City News Service contributed to this report. Images courtesy of the Los Angeles Police Department

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