Video shows suspects stealing 16 bottles of vodka from Vons

Police are looking for trio who allegedly stole 16 bottles of Ciroc vodka from a Vons store in Glendale.

Officials released surveillance video footage on Friday that showed a man grabbing bottles of vodka off the shelves inside the Vons in the 2000 block of Verdugo Boulevard at 9:40 p.m. on Aug. 5. He quickly removed security caps from the bottles.

Surveillance video shows the man handing the bottles to two females, who concealed them in large handbags.

VIDEO: Man and two women steal vodka from Glendale Vons

Police estimated the cost of the theft at $560.

The man was described as black, in his 20s, 5 feet 10 to 6 feet tall, 165 to 175 pounds, with cropped hair. He wore jeans and a hooded long-sleeve T-shirt and a black paracord bracelet on his right wrist, according to the Glendale News-Press.

The girls were described as black, in their late teens to mid-20s, 5 feet 5 to 5 feet 7.

One of the girls weighs 140 to 160 pounds, had long, braided hair, carried a black purse and wore multicolored pants.

The second girl weighs 125 to 135 pounds, had her hair in a ponytail, carried a black bag and wore torn jeans and large gold earrings.

Anyone with information about the theft is asked to call Det. Travis Goodreau at (818) 548-2097.

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Rocha writes for Times Community News.