Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding a man accused of breaking into a fumigated Del Mar duplex and stealing $20,000 worth of valuables.
The burglary happened sometime between June 13 and June 16, deputies with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department (SDSO) said.
A suspect broke into the duplex on the 1900 block of Coast Boulevard in Del Mar while it was being fumigated, officials said.
The duplex was found ransacked, deputies said, and $20,000 worth of electronics, jewelry, purses and credit cards were stolen from the three people who lived in the duplex.
The victims' credit cards were used at a Target, Walmart and Macy's in Chula Vista on June 15 and 16.
The suspect is described as a man between 30 and 40 years old. He is 5 feet 10 inches tall, deputies said, and weighs about 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a white and gray stripped shirt with blue jeans and white sneakers. Both of his arms are covered in tattoos. He also appears to have a tattoo on the left side of his neck. He was spotted leaving the store in a 2000 gold Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Anyone with information on this case should call the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station at (760) 966-3500 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477.
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