Crime Blotter: Items Stolen from Unlocked Vehicle, Then Found and Returned

Crime blotter information provided by the Sierra Madre Police Department.

Tuesday July 16, 2013

Overnight, an unknown suspect entered an unlocked vehicle parked in a driveway in the 00 block of West Grandview Avenue.  A designer bag and two backpacks were removed from the interior of the vehicle.  The next morning, a resident on West Alegria Avenue found the items near her house.  Documents inside the designer bag allowed the finder to contact the owner and facilitate the return of the property. The victim reported that nothing was missing from the bag or backpacks.

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