Torrance Police Department

Advisory: Male and Female Distract Homeowner and Enter Home Through Second Story Slider Door

On Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 1:05p.m., the victim arrived home in the 5100 block of Zakon Rd and soon after heard a knock at his front door. He opened the door and Suspect-1 inquired if the home belonged to a specific family. When told it did not, Suspect-1 apologized and walked away.

The victim went out to his backyard, observed Suspect- 2 on his cell phone and asked if he could help him. Suspect-2 asked if the victim had seen his son's ball and if he had spoken with the lady at the front door. Suspect-2 continued to ramble about random things and began making his way around the corner of the residence, fleeing the backyard through a side gate and entering the suspect vehicle described below.

Victim then discovered Suspect-2 had moved a bench in the backyard, climbed up a water drain pipe to the second story, pried open the sliding glass door and ransacked a bedroom. There was a plastic bag containing BBQ chicken remnants in the backyard (believed to have been used to preoccupy the victim’s dog). Additional pry marks to the garage door and to two windows on the side of the residence (screens had been removed) were also discovered.

SUSPECT DESCRIPTION:

Suspect-1 Hispanic female adult, late 20s-early 30s, 5’8” tall, 130-140 pounds, Black, long hair in a pony tail, large scar on right side of face just below cheek, wearing black jacket and leggings with unknown color stripes on sides, pink workout top, pushing a stroller containing a child. Suspect looked like a “jogging mom.”

Suspect-2 Black male adult, late 20s-early 30s, 5’8”-5’9”tall, 165 pounds, black, long hair, teeth slightly pushed out, wearing a white construction hard hat, gray electrician jumpsuit w/ "UTAH" shoulder patch, reflector vest (possibly green or yellow), and black knit gloves.

SUSPECT VEHICLE: Gold older Mercedes 190E, with black hood and black stripes on the side of the car.

For full bulletin with composite sketch of the suspects click the following link:

http://www.torranceca.gov/TPD/Documents/14-021_GYPSY_459R__140010729__2_.pdf

If you have any information please contact the Torrance Police Department at 310-328-3456.

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Torrance Police Department –

Community Affairs Division

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