00:00This wedding crasher turned out to be a thief taking advantage of the newlyweds at their own wedding reception.
00:07NBC4's Kim Baldonado tonight.
00:08Kim's live in Monrovia where she talked with the couple.
00:12Kim.
00:13That's right Chuck, that uninvited and unwanted guest did everything he could to blend in.
00:18He wore a suit, he wandered into the reception area, he even pretended to help out at the sign-in
00:24table
00:24before walking off with a box filled with cards and cash.
00:28It's meant to be one of the happiest days of one's life, and a cell phone video of this wedding
00:33reception shows
00:34it certainly was, at least in the beginning.
00:36Having a great time, the happiest day ever, everything came out so perfect.
00:41What Maribel Nolasco didn't know as she enjoyed her first dance with her new husband Anthony
00:45was that this man, captured on security camera video, was about to steal from them.
00:50As soon as I saw the video, he stood out, and I said, I don't know that guy,
00:54because everyone that we invited, we know for years.
00:58The groom is a nurse, the bride, a respiratory therapist.
01:01They met at the hospital where they both work, so they know each other's colleagues and guests.
01:06Who they don't know is the thief who walked off with a box filled with wedding cards,
01:10cash, and gift cards meant for the newlyweds.
01:12He slide the box to the corner of the table, and then he looks around, takes off his jacket,
01:19slips under his jacket, and starts walking out.
01:21It's a crime of opportunity the couple is stunned anyone would commit at a wedding.
01:25Everybody's oblivious because everybody's having fun.
01:28They're hoping someone will recognize the suspect, or he'll have a change of heart
01:32and return the cash meant for the couple.
01:35Regardless of what happens now, these lovebirds say no one can steal their happiness.
01:39It's just a terrible thing, but we didn't let it ruin our night.
01:43I mean, I'm still happy that I have my beautiful wife with me.
01:50Monrovia police tell me they will use facial recognition technology to try to identify that suspect,
01:55and they'll also reach out to other law enforcement agencies who have similar cases.
02:00Reporting live in Monrovia, Kim Baldonado, NBC4 News.
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