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Can you help solve this crime? (Sept. 13, 2014)

Sometime in the early morning on Thursday, Aug. 28, a man broke into a car at the Maple Village Community, 17000 W. Maple. He took a purse containing miscellaneous items including bank cards and an iPad. The burglar was later captured on video using the debit card at Casey’s General Store, 11931 W. Central. He is white, 6 feet tall with a medium build and short dark hair. He was wearing white tennis shoes, black shorts, a black Chicago Bulls jersey and was possibly driving a dark color Honda.
Sometime in the early morning on Thursday, Aug. 28, a man broke into a car at the Maple Village Community, 17000 W. Maple. He took a purse containing miscellaneous items including bank cards and an iPad. The burglar was later captured on video using the debit card at Casey’s General Store, 11931 W. Central. He is white, 6 feet tall with a medium build and short dark hair. He was wearing white tennis shoes, black shorts, a black Chicago Bulls jersey and was possibly driving a dark color Honda. Courtesy of Crime Stoppers

The crime

Sometime in the early morning on Thursday, Aug. 28, a man broke into a car at the Maple Village Community, 17000 W. Maple. He took a purse containing miscellaneous items, including bank cards and an iPad. The burglar was later captured on video using the debit card at Casey’s General Store, 11931 W. Central.

He is white, 6 feet tall with a medium build and short dark hair. He was wearing white tennis shoes, black shorts, a black Chicago Bulls jersey and was possibly driving a dark color Honda.

Whom to contact

If you have information about this burglary or any felony crime, call Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111. You can also submit a tip online at www.WichitaCrimeStoppers.com or from your mobile phone by texting TIP217 then your message to CRIMES (274637). All ways are secure and anonymous. If your tip leads to an arrest you may be eligible for a cash reward up to $2,500, and Crime Stoppers will never ask your name. Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County, a division of the Wichita Crime Commission, is a nonprofit organization of citizens against crime that relies 100 percent on donations from the community to pay for tips.

Crime Stoppers case number: 1436

Department case number: 14S008828

Lead detective: Det. Banning, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office

This story was originally published September 12, 2014 at 10:43 AM with the headline "Can you help solve this crime? (Sept. 13, 2014)."

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