A newly released video shows the lengths some thieves went to in Oakland to pull off a crime.
Eric Guzman, the owner of Karkachas Auto Repair, was planning to retire soon, but he told NBC Bay Area he is now putting that off because of a break-in late last month that was captured by his surveillance cameras.
The video shows two masked men inside his shop along 24th Avenue for more than an hour in the middle of the night, rummaging and picking what to steal.
The thieves stole two cars belonging to his wife and son, using one to ram through the garage door before taking off.
“They took my scanner, my tools,” Guzman said. “I’d say more than $20,000, and the cars.”
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Guzman tracked down both stolen cars and repaired them.
Nearly two weeks later, Oakland police have not identified the suspects or recovered the stolen items.
According to the Oakland Police Department, this was not the suspects’ only activity in the area.
Someone down the street told police their belongings were also stolen.
Despite the recent break-ins, Guzman told NBC Bay Area those kinds of crimes are unusual for the Oakland neighborhood where he has run his shop for 32 years.