PARKLAND, Fla. ā Broward Sheriff's Office deputies are searching for a man who burglarized vehicles parked at a Parkland car wash earlier this month.
Employees at the Rising Tide Car Wash, 7201 N. State Road 7, confronted the thief Feb. 3 after they noticed he was going through their cars, according to deputies.
The victims were able to get some of their belongings back from the thief, including cash and a wallet.
The thief Ā is believed to have run from the scene, with stolen cash in his pockets, after the victims went to call police, and he is believed to have jumped over a shopping center wall, and into a residential area, deputies said.
Surveillance videos captured the thief inside a nearby convenience store before the burglary, and leaving the car of one of the victims and placing the stolen items into his pockets.
Detectives describe the thief as a stocky-framed man in his 20s with short, brown hair, brown goatee and a large tattoo on his left arm.
The thief was last seen wearing a black tank top with a green design of the phrase ā#TURNTāĀ on the front, baggy black shorts and a black baseball-style cap.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Ā Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477). Ā