A disabled veteran and photographer is asking for the public's help after a video shows a man breaking into his car and stealing nearly $14,000 worth of camera gear and personal items outside a South Miami restaurant earlier this month.

Police believe the same suspect may be responsible for multiple burglaries in the area.

Disabled veteran targeted in quick theft

Photographer Carlos Salazar said the theft happened just before 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6, when he and his girlfriend stopped to eat at a restaurant on U.S. 1 near Southwest 73rd Street.

"I was very, very mad at the time," Salazar said.

The thief broke into Salazar's black Alfa Romeo and took his suitcase, laptop, and camera equipment—items that Salazar said took years to acquire.

"Basically, all my equipment. I paid for it f

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