Dressed As Landscapers, Would-Be Burglars At Large After Failed Break-In: Police

SAN MARINO, CA — Three men dressed as landscapers are at large after unsuccessfully trying to break into a San Marino home this week with a powered saw, cutting electricity and water service to the property in the process.

Officers responded at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday to the 800 block of Canterbury Road, just west of Sierra Madre Boulevard. A housekeeper at the home witnessed the suspects trying to break in and advised the resident, who was not home at the time, according to the San Marino Police Department.

The suspects used a handheld reciprocating saw during the attempted break-in, which disrupted power to the home and severed a water pipe inside the wall, police said.

The suspects fled before police arrived, jumping over a wall and onto an adjacent property on Chaucer Road. A resident on that street reported seeing three men running down their driveway through nearby bushes, police said.

They then headed down Chaucer Road toward Lombardy Road.

The men are described as wearing tan boonie-style hats, face masks, green long- sleeved T-shirts, tan work pants, dark-colored shoes, and carrying black backpacks.

"The clothing closely resembled that of a landscaper," police said. "The suspects appeared to run towards an older model dark colored sports utility vehicle. A surveillance camera likely belonging to the suspects was also recovered during the investigation."

Anyone with information regarding the incident or the suspects was urged to contact the San Marino Police Department Detective Bureau at 626-300-0720.

Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers online or at 800-222-8477.

City News Service contributed to this report.