- A masked woman bizarrely hung around the front door of a Santa Ana home where she knocked
- Meanwhile, her male accomplice broke in and stole $130,000 worth of goods
- The thieves then pushed the huge bag of stolen goods into their car and drove away
A pair of thieves were caught on surveillance camera brazenly breaking into a California home and looting the place with $130,000 worth of goods.
Security footage shows a masked woman loitering near the front door of the Santa Ana home and knocking on it.
The disturbing visit occurred at 8:45 a.m. on December 22, shortly after the homeowners had left for work.
As the woman, believed to be of Eastern European or Middle Eastern descent, bizarrely lingered near the front door, her accomplice broke into the house.
Her partner in crime, a man wearing dark clothing and a baseball hat, entered the house by breaking a bathroom window at the back of the house.
Security footage shows a masked woman loitering near the front door of Santa Ana home and knocking on it
The disturbing visit occurred at 8:45 a.m. on December 22 – shortly after the homeowners had left for work
While the woman, believed to be of Eastern European or Middle Eastern descent, bizarrely lingered at the front door, her accomplice broke into the house
Once inside, he managed to steal more than $130,000 worth of goods, including cash, jewelry and a medium-sized safe.
Once inside, he managed to steal more than $130,000 worth of goods, including cash, jewelry and a medium-sized safe.
The pair were then captured on camera again frantically loading a large bag of the stolen goods into the boot of a silver Kia Sorento SUV before driving away.
Santa Ana detectives said the pair “beat the power” and turned off all video surveillance in the home before destroying the devices. KTL reported.
The home is located in the 4000 block of Mary Circle in the Orange County area of Santa Ana, California.
Both suspects are still on the run.
The pair were then captured on camera again frantically loading a large bag of the stolen goods into the boot of a silver Kia Sorento SUV before driving away.
Santa Ana detectives said the pair “beat the power” and turned off all video surveillance in the home before destroying the devices
The getaway vehicle was the silver Kia Sorento SUV, but a black Audi SUV with a temporary license plate was also spotted in the area and could have been involved in the burglary, police said.
The woman has a medium build and was last seen wearing a white top, black pants and red sandals.
Her male accomplice is of unknown ethnicity; he was last seen wearing a dark-colored hoodie, dark jeans, black sneakers and a baseball cap.
The getaway vehicle was the silver Kia Sorento SUV, but a black Audi SUV with a temporary license plate was also spotted in the area and could have been involved in the burglary, police said.