Police: Guy selling stolen laptops admits to breaking into Hawthorne school
A Hawthorne man was arrested when he tried to sell stolen laptop computers to an off-duty Los Angeles police officer, police said Wednesday.
The laptops were stolen in a burglary during the weekend at Hawthorne Middle School,4366 W. 129th St., Hawthorne police Lt. Mike Ishii said.
Kenneth Johnson, 44, was arrested Monday at 116th Street and Inglewood Avenue when allegedly he tried to sell laptops to passing motorists.
One of the motorists was the police officer, who then notified Hawthorne police, Ishii said.
Johnson had two laptops that were stolen during the weekend. He admitted to shattering a school window and taking the laptops during the weekend, Ishii said.
The laptops were stolen in a burglary during the weekend at Hawthorne Middle School,4366 W. 129th St., Hawthorne police Lt. Mike Ishii said.
Kenneth Johnson, 44, was arrested Monday at 116th Street and Inglewood Avenue when allegedly he tried to sell laptops to passing motorists.
One of the motorists was the police officer, who then notified Hawthorne police, Ishii said.
Johnson had two laptops that were stolen during the weekend. He admitted to shattering a school window and taking the laptops during the weekend, Ishii said.
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