Milwaukee Police looking for three burglary suspects that pretended to be members of water company

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee Police are looking to identify three suspects for burglary of a home near 89th and Townsend around 11 a.m. on January 8.

Three suspects went to a home in the neighborhood pretending to be members of the water company. The suspects asked to enter the victimsโ€™ basement to look at the water system and were allowed in. One suspect stayed in the living room while a second suspect went to the basement and a third suspect went into the bedroom and stole jewelry and a large amount of money.

The suspects left the scene in a newer white 4-door sedan similar to a station wagon with lightly tinted windows.

The first suspect is described as a black man about 5'8" wearing a gray sweater and jeans. The second suspect is described as a white man in his late 60s with medium build wearing a light blue jacket and jeans. The third suspect was described as a white man around 65-years-old with blue eyes and slicked back black hair and was last seen wearing blue slacks and a black jacket.

The burglary is similar to one that happened near 30th and Lincoln on January 21. 

Anyone with information is asked to call Milwaukee Police at 414-935-7360.

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