{"id":271973,"date":"2010-02-03T15:06:32","date_gmt":"2010-02-03T20:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.szone.us\/f80\/detectives-release-video-burglar-china-town-38991\/"},"modified":"2010-02-03T15:06:32","modified_gmt":"2010-02-03T20:06:32","slug":"detectives-release-video-of-burglar-in-china-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/271973","title":{"rendered":"Detectives Release Video of Burglar in China Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>02.03.10 12:05 PM<br \/>\n<b><i>Los Angeles.&#0160;<\/i><\/b> Los Angeles police detectives released a photograph and video of a man who is suspected in a day-time burglary of a Los Angeles China Town restaurant, the Empress Pavilion.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It appears this man had inside knowledge of the restaurant,&quot; said Lt. Paul Vernon, who is the commanding officer of the Central Detective Division.&#0160; &quot;You can see him walking past employees just as the lunch hour rush is beginning.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lapdonline.org\/assets\/jpeg\/02-03-10%20Burg_Chinatown%20copy.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/>Investigators believe the man pried his way into the restaurant&#39;s back door around 11:40 AM, December 15, 2009, then made his way to a business office. &quot;He helped himself to over $20,000 in cash from a desk drawer,&quot; Lt. Vernon said.<\/p>\n<p>The video released shows the man walking through a hallway and into a storage area, all the while talking on a cell phone. &#0160;<\/p>\n<p>The man is described as Hispanic with a goatee along the lower ridge of his chin and jaw.&#0160; He has a stocky build.&#0160; His hair is short and dark, and he is 25 to 30 years old.&#0160; He is wearing a black, zippered hoodie over a gray polo shirt, with a white T-shirt underneath.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;None of the employees recognized the man,&quot; Lt. Vernon added.&#0160; &quot;Nevertheless, it still seems like he may have had some inside information to know where the money was kept.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Any who recognizes this man is urged to Detective Mike Mazzacano, Central Burglary Unit, at 213-972-1231.&#0160; Tipsters can also call Crimestoppers at 800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477).&#0160; Tipsters may contact Crimestoppers by texting the number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone. All text messages should begin with the letters &quot;LAPD.&quot; Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on &quot;webtips&quot; and follow the prompts.&#0160; Tipsters may remain anonymous.<\/p>\n<p>The video clip is available at Central Police Station, 251 East 6th Street Los Angeles, though it does not show the man removing property.&#0160; A still photo is available by email from Media Relations Section. To view surveillance video, or to interview Lt. Vernon, please call 213-972-1203.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lapdblog.typepad.com\/lapd_blog\/2010\/02\/detectives-release-video-of-burglar-in-china-town.html\" >LAPD News and Information &#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>02.03.10 12:05 PM Los Angeles.&#0160; Los Angeles police detectives released a photograph and video of a man who is suspected in a day-time burglary of a Los Angeles China Town restaurant, the Empress Pavilion. &quot;It appears this man had inside knowledge of the restaurant,&quot; said Lt. Paul Vernon, who is the commanding officer of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4524,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-271973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4524"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271973\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}