Video: S.F. burglar walks off with $33,000 in cash

A burglary suspect was caught on video making off with more than $30,000 in cash from an unlocked lock box at a produce market in San Francisco Aug. 13, 2015. A burglary suspect was caught on video making off with more than $30,000 in cash from an unlocked lock box at a produce market in San Francisco Aug. 13, 2015. Photo: Courtesy, San Francisco Police Department Photo: Courtesy, San Francisco Police Department Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Video: S.F. burglar walks off with $33,000 in cash 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

San Francisco police are searching for a burglar who, in what appears to be a crime of opportunity caught on surveillance cameras, made off with more than $30,000 in cash from a produce market in the Fillmore neighborhood earlier this month.

On Aug. 13 around 7 p.m., the thief entered a market on the 1500 block of Fillmore Street, said Officer Carlos Manfredi, a police spokesman.

After perusing the aisles for a few minutes, Manfredi said, the robber noticed an office door was open toward the rear of the business. After initially walking past the door, the man doubles back and enters the small room.

The video shows him enter the office and poke around for a few seconds, presumably looking for valuables, before he notices an unlocked lock box on one of the shelves toward the back of the room. After realizing the box was full of cash, he can be seen frantically stuffing wads of bills into his pockets and a tote bag he had with him before making a hasty exit.

All told, the man was in the office for less than a minute and came away with roughly $33,000 in cash, Manfredi said.

The thief was described as a man between the ages of 35 and 50, standing approximately 6 feet tall with a bald head. He was wearing a green sweatshirt with a red design on the front, black pants and gray and white shoes at the time of the burglary, Manfredi said.

Police encouraged anyone who has information about the incident, or who knows the thief, to contact investigators at (415) 575-4444.

Kale Williams is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: kwilliams@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @sfkale