West Orange Police are looking for a white Acura with temporary tags in connection with a car burglary at Walmart Sunday afternoon.
Assistant Chief Jesse Romero said the victim, Kevin Buchanan, jumped on the hood of the Acura and busted out the windshield in an effort to stop them. He suffered cuts to his right arm and hand and had to go to the hospital to have stitches.
Romero said another person followed the white Acura on Interstate 10 westbound all the way to Rose City but could not get close enough to get a license plate number. The man in the Acura was described as black with a medium build and the woman was heavyset and black.
The incident began when Buchanan, his wife and two children had been shopping at the store. They came out about 5 p.m. and noticed the driver’s door open. An unknown man was standing by the door and a woman was by the car.
The car owner confronted the man and said he was calling police. The couple went to the Acura nearby and began to drive away. That’s when the car owner jumped on top of the Acura.
Romero said the thieves dropped the woman’s purse that they had taken from the car. However, they got away with cell phones and paperwork. He said the driver’s side door had been left unlocked.
Anyone with information about the incident should contact the West Orange Police Department at 883-7574.
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