WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. – Winter Springs police are looking for several people who stole items, including a handgun, from parked cars on Monday.
The police department shared surveillance video, seen in the media player above, on social media showing the group investigators believe to be the thieves.
The thefts were reported between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. from four vehicles in the Seminole Crossings community, investigators said.
The first report was made around 8 a.m. A resident noticed his pickup had been rummaged through. The victim said a laptop, a drone, a gym bag and a Breitling watch, worth about $4,000, had been stolen, according to police.
Another call came in around 8:30 a.m. The caller told officers his credit card company began sending him notifications around 7 a.m. of some $2,500 in charges being made from out of state. Police said the man found his wallet missing from his truck.
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Officers canvassing the area noticed a Honda Civic with its rear driver-side door left open. Police contacted the Civic owner’s wife instead. Looking through the car, it was determined a pair of prescription sunglasses had been taken, as well as a Glock 43X gun that had been stored in the glove compartment, the report stated.
Around 4:30 p.m. Monday, another pickup owner in the area called police to report three fishing rods and reels had been taken. The victim said he found a backpack in the truck bed containing the laptop and Breitling watch that had been stolen from the previous caller.
Anyone with more information on the burglaries is asked to call the police department’s non-emergency line at 407-327-1000.
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