Brazen Burglars Steal Whole Kitchen Range From Sherman Oaks Home

SHERMAN OAKS, CA — Police Monday released surveillance images of two suspects seen on surveillance video stealing a Viking kitchen range from a home in Sherman Oaks.

The burglary happened about 2:45 p.m. on May 22 -- a Monday -- at a home in the 14000 block of La Maida Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Detectives determined that one of the suspects had pried open the home's rear door, removed an alarm panel from a wall and threw it into the back yard. After going through the home, the man left through the rear door and drove off in a white Ford van, police said.

Around 4:50 p.m. the same day, the suspect returned to the residence with a second man in the same van. The original suspect entered the residence through the rear door and let the second suspect in through the front door, police said.

"The second suspect got a dolly from the van and went into the residence," according to a police statement. "Both suspects took a Viking range and put it in the van."

The Viking pirates then left in the van, heading east on La Maida Street, police said.

One suspect was described as white or Hispanic, 40-45 years old, 5 feet 10 to 5 feet 11 inches tall and 280-300 pounds, with dark hair. He was wearing a blue short-sleeved shirt, blue jeans, brown shoes and white gloves and had some kind of badge hanging around his neck.

The other suspect was described as Hispanic, 25-30 years old, 5 feet 8 to 5 feet 9 inches tall and 160-170 pounds, with brown hair. He was clad in a yellow construction-type safety vest, a white shirt, blue jeans and gray shoes.

Anyone with information about the burglary or who recognizes the suspects from the images released by police was urged to call the investigating detectives at (818) 374-0029 or (818) 374-0031.

After-hours or weekend calls should be directed to (877) LAPD-24-7 and anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling (800) 222- TIPS.

City News Service