Crime & Safety
Porch Thief Photo: Can You ID This Man For East Bay Police?
A man's vacation to the Happiest Place On Earth was interrupted by this cell phone notification.
HERCULES, CA — A Hercules resident's recent visit to the Magic Kingdom was interrupted when he received an alert on his phone about a motion activation on his home's surveillance video cameras.
Video on his cellphone showed a man approached the porch on Dec.7.
"The resident watched as the suspect reached down and stole a package containing a new metal chandelier valued at $1,000," the Hercules Police Department said in a social media post.
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The thief put the package into the left rear passenger seat a newer white Toyota Camry and then drove away.
The suspect is described as a black male in his 20s to 30s, about 5'10 to 6 feet tall, 180 to 200 pounds, with short black hair.
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He was wearing an OD green-hooded sweatshirt, red sweatpants and black sneakers, and had a yellow lanyard around his neck.
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