Over the past month, detectives with the Lake Havasu City Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit have been investigating several vending machine burglaries that occurred between May 4 and May 5, in the 3200 block of Maricopa Avenue.  As a result of the burglaries, an undisclosed amount of cash was taken as well as a significant amount of damage caused to the vending machines.

During the course of the investigation, Detectives located surveillance video footage that showed the male suspect manipulating the vending machines for several hours. The suspect is described as a white male wearing a dark blue colored shirt, black shorts, red baseball cap turned backward, black and white shoes and carrying a black backpack. A photograph of the suspect was obtained and detectives are asking the community for their assistance in identifying this male.

If you have any information regarding this incident, or you can identify the male suspect, you are encouraged to contact the Lake Havasu City Police Department. Silent Witness will pay a $300.00 cash reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect involved.  Anonymous information can be called into Lake Havasu Silent Witness at (928) 854-TIPS (8477). Citizens can utilize the police department’s anonymous text messaging tip service by texting LHCPD and your message to “CRIMES” or 274637.  Tips can also be submitted anonymously through a web page based tip service at www.tipsoft.com or via the “TipSubmit” mobile application. Anyone using Android, Windows or Apple platforms can download the LHCPD app and submit a tip through the app as well.

Public Information Officer:  Detective Chris Angus

Surveillance photo: Vending machine burglary suspect.