Can you spot this alleged Orange County binocular thief?
This alleged thief may have been a little short-sighted with this plan.
In a post to X, formerly Twitter, the Irvine Police Department made some chirps while asking for the public for information regarding a man suspected of stealing an expensive set of binoculars from a bird-watching equipment store.
The post, full of bird-related puns, showed video of a man hiding the binoculars in his pants before walking out without paying.
Irvine police are searching for a man accused of stealing a nearly $5,000 pair of binoculars from a bird-watching equipment store. (Irvine Police Department) Irvine police are searching for a man accused of stealing a nearly $5,000 pair of binoculars from a bird-watching equipment store. (Irvine Police Department) Irvine police are searching for a man accused of stealing a nearly $5,000 pair of binoculars from a bird-watching equipment store. (Irvine Police Department)
The incident took place on June 5. The pair of binoculars that the man walked out with is worth $4,800, according to police.
Security footage from outside the store showed him enter a gray Lexus sedan.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact njohnson@cityofirvine.org.
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