Burglar uses power tool to steal from change machine at Alief laundromat

HOUSTON – Surveillance video released Thursday shows two burglars hitting a washateria in the Alief area.

Police said it happened on Oct. 31 at 6 a.m. in the laundromat just off Alief Clodine at Synott.

One of them punched a hole through a wall and even assembled a power tool at the crime scene. He used it to drill into the back of a change machine and stole all the cash.  His accomplice, a woman, acted as a lookout. 

The man is described as having a medium build with short brown hair.  He was wearing cargo shorts and a dark colored T-shirt with "ARMY" on the front. The woman has shoulder-length brown hair and was wearing a dark-colored shirt and jeans.  

Their getaway car was a dark-colored, four-door Toyota.