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Burglar Traced, Arrested After Stealing Items During Lil Wayne Video Shoot

Multiple items were taken from a production trailer at a video shoot featuring the rapper at Citrus College Friday morning.

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A burglar thought he was home free after stealing multiple items from the set of a Lil Wayne video shoot, but found himself arrested thanks to a GPS tracking device installed in a computer.

Glendora Police arrested Marco Negrete, 20, of South El Monte, Calif. shortly after midnight early Friday on suspicion of stealing a laptop, a Louis Vuitton purse, tickets to the NBA All-Star game, money and a wallet from a production staff trailer during the making of a Lil Wayne video at Citrus College, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora.

Musical groups Lil Wayne and Porcelain Black were being filmed for the video, Sgt. Scott Strong reported.

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The laptop computer had a built-in GPS tracking device that helped police trace the suspect to the 1900 block of Bryce Road in South El Monte.

Police arrived with a search warrant and found the stolen items.

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Police believe Negrete posed as a backup dancer to gain access to the trailer.

Negrete was taken to the Glendora jail, in lieu of $20,000 bail.

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