Homeowner's brand-new surveillance cameras catch burglar in the act

PITTSBURGH — A rash of burglaries in one local neighborhood prompted a couple to install video cameras.

Just days later, their home was targeted.

The burglar got away with nearly $30,000 in jewelry, but the new surveillance system captured some pretty good pictures of the suspect.

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"He kicked in the window, climbed in and unlocked the door and as soon as he climbed in the motion detector went off," Sam Sero, the homeowner, said.

In total, the burglary lasted less than two minutes.

"When he came out when he was leaving, he was running down the steps because the alarms were really going off then," Serro said,

Watch the full report from Rick Earle above to see if you can recognize the suspect from the surveillance video.

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