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WATCH: Brazen smash-and-grab burglary caught outside Peoria gym

Peoria police said the burglaries happened between 4:45 and 6:30 a.m. outside fitness facilities near Happy Valley Road and Lake Pleasant Parkway.

PEORIA, Ariz. — Peoria police are asking for the public's help locating two people suspected of burglarizing vehicles outside of multiple gyms in Peoria.

Police said the burglaries occurred between 4:45 and 6:30 a.m. outside the fitness facilities near Happy Valley Road and Lake Pleasant Parkway.

Surveillance video of one of the burglaries shows the female suspect shattering a window and taking items from the front seat of a car. 

The female suspect is approximately 20-29 years old, with dark-colored hair, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a white emblem on her left chest and blue-colored sweatpants. The sweatpants had “Los Angeles California” on the left leg. The female suspect was also wearing a white colored disposable medical face mask.

The second suspect/driver was wearing a dark-colored hat, a white colored disposable medical face mask, and a light-colored shirt. Police said the driver did not leave the vehicle during the burglary. 

The suspect's vehicle is described as a white newer model Mercedes Benz SUV with chrome rims and tinted windows. The front of the Mercedes Benz has an oversized emblem with no other distinguishing marks.

Anyone with information regarding the suspects or these vehicle burglaries is encouraged to contact Detective McDermott at 623-773-5047 or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.

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