VENICE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles Police Department is asking the public to help track down a man investigators think may be responsible for multiple purse thefts at Venice-area restaurants.
Surveillance video above shows the suspect walking into a bar and snatching a purse from a chair before hiding it inside his jacket and leaving the establishment.
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This particular theft took place on May 28 near the corner of Venice Boulevard and Abbot Kinney Boulevard.
Police say the suspect -- described as a white man with brown hair, a beard and a thin build -- stole a purse from the same restaurant on May 25 as well.
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Authorities are encouraging anyone with information to contact the Los Angeles Police Department.