Car burglar sought after returning items to stores

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Police in Jacksonville are asking for the public's help in identifying a man they said burglarized a car, then returned to the stolen property to stores and obtained cash for the items.

Investigators said the victim's vehicle was burglarized overnight Dec. 24 at a home on Deason Road on the Westside. Numerous items were stolen, including brake pads and a belt tensioner.

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Police said the items were recently purchased and the receipts for them were also stolen.

On the same day, a man was seen on surveillance video on two separate occasions returning the stolen property to stores.

Anyone who has any information on the man's identity is asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office at 904-630-0500 or Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS.


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