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Circuit breaker thief identified from CCTV footage

Sarasota police said the woman videotaped stealing a circuit breaker from an outside wall of the Bullet Hole gun store was identified by members of the public.

By Ben Hooper
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SARASOTA, Fla., Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Police in Florida said members of the public helped to identify a woman caught on camera stealing a circuit breaker from behind a gun shop.

The Sarasota Police Department said the woman, whose name was not released, approached the Bullet Hole gun store in Sarasota through its rear parking lot Aug. 30 and pulled a circuit breaker out of a junction box.

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The woman, who was carrying a white backpack, then left the parking lot with the pilfered piece of electrical equipment.

Police released the video to the public Wednesday and announced Thursday the woman had been identified with the help of tipsters.

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