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Thieves In Downtown, Channel District Burglaries Sought

Tampa Police Department

These surveillance images show burglars striking office buildings in downtown Tampa, police say.

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Published: February 13, 2009

Updated: 02/13/2009 02:25 pm

TAMPA - Detectives are searching for two thieves who may be working together to burglarize offices in downtown Tampa and the Channel District.

The men are suspects in at least five burglaries. Detectives released information on two of the thefts today.

On Sunday, one of the men entered the Slade Condominium sales office at 119 N. 11th St. and started talking to an employee, police said. He then left the office and used a screwdriver to break into two businesses in the same building, police said. He stole cash from both and left through a back door, police said.

On Thursday, the second man entered a corporate building at 601 N. Ashley Drive and broke into locked offices on three different floors. He stole five laptops and hid them inside a briefcase, police said. A lawyer who works in the building noticed the man pushing a briefcase that looked exactly like his and asked to see it, which caused the suspect to run away with it, police said.

Detectives are investigating whether the suspects are working together or independently to pull off these burglaries

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