Electronics Thieves Target Sears Stores

Police in two metro cities are looking for a group of shoplifters who work together to get away with some expensive electronics.

Police said that in early March, four people targeted Sears stores in Liberty and Merriam, Kan.

Investigators said the thieves split up and communicate by cell phone. Some of them load up a car with flat-screen TVs, video game systems and other electronics.

One brings a car around to the front door, and then the others run to the car with the loot.

The group escapes in a silver Cadillac Escalade or a gold Chrysler Concorde.

Police said it's unusual to see so many people involved in a theft.

"Sometimes we see teams of two people in a store -- but in this case we've got four individuals working in concert with each other," Liberty Police Lt. Mark Misenhelter told KMBC's Martin Augustine.

Police said the thieves are also suspects for crimes in Lee's Summit and Blue Springs.

Anyone with information in the case can call the Crime Stoppers TIPS hot line at 816-474-TIPS.

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