Burglary

Cops Stumbled Upon Marijuana House in Rancho Palos Verdes

An alleged marijuana grower in upscale Ranchos Palos Verdes has to have the worst luck ever. Cops searching for a burglar from a case several blocks to the north came across a suspicious man in a car parked outside the alleged grower's house, and that prompted authorities to search the home:

Beverly Hills Burglars Sought Near Tom Cruise's Home

Beverly Hills cops nabbed a suspected burglar near Tom Cruise's home, but one or two others apparently got away, authorities said. Police were called to the 1100 block of Calle Vista Drive about 5:10 last night after a neighbor saw alleged burglars "carrying duffle bags" at a nearby estate, accordi ... More >>

VIDEO: TV Viewer Gets Front-Row Seat For Inglewood Police Chase

A guy in Inglewood was watching a televised chase last night from the comfort of his couch, when all of a sudden, things got really real.After the jump, check out his reaction when he looks out the living room window and sees a stolen vehicle coming at him with a bunch of cops in hot pursuit.Ah, Los ... More >>

This Is the Mixtape I Made For the Guys Who Keep Breaking Into My Car

Three, maybe four times in the last month, my car has been broken into. I suppose at least a portion of that is my fault, both macro and micro. Macro: I mean, if I'd have maybe paid more attention in school, I'd probably make more money than I do today, which means I wouldn't have to live across t ... More >>

Marijuana Dispensary in Koreatown Hit by Rooftop Burglars

A pair of burglars entered a Koreatown dispensary through a rooftop skylight and then had their way with a plethora of pot, police said. Although the break-in happened last month, the LAPD recently released security video stills of the duo in action hoping that someone will recognize the suspects a ... More >>

Larry Beal of Moreno Valley Gets Laptop Stolen; Thieves Find Child Porn, Try to Blackmail Him, Says Riverside Sheriff

What's the cruddiest possible scenario for a guy with (alleged) child porn on his laptop? Lawrence Tibbals Beal of Moreno Valley might hold the world record for worst luck-having by a suspected pedophile. According to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, the 63-year-old resident was arrested ... More >>

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Kanye West's L.A. Home Burglarized, Says LAPD

Kanye West has been trying desperately to get rid of his computer-controlled, aquarium-showered home in the Hollywood Hills for some years now. But we're guessing he didn't ask for these unofficial moving guys to clear his stuff out for him: TMZ reported this morning that "someone in Kanye's camp w ... More >>

Bicycle Theft Ring Targeted High-End Bikes on Craigslist, Used Facebook For Personal Info

As evil as cops paint these guys to be, you gotta admit, they were scary sophisticated in their use of Craigslist, Facebook and social manipulation -- if the story's true. Here's the deal, according an announcement by L.A. County Sheriff's officials this week: A crew of bike thieves targeted victi ... More >>

Guy Fieri Gets His Stolen Lamborghini Back What You Can Fit Inside a Storage Container

The Associated Press reports that celebrity chef Guy Fieri can finally start driving his stolen $200,000 bumblebee yellow 2008 Gallardo Spyder convertible to all those diners and dives again. 17-year-old Max Michael Wade, from San Rafael, California, was charged yesterday with an assortment of crime ... More >>

Only in Hollywood: Smash-and-Grab Robber Cruises Around in Rented Benz Convertible, Other Luxury Cars

Ah, the good life of a smash-and-grab robber in Hollywood! LAPD detectives say they caught convicted thief Sean Ray, who lives a short trip down the 101, cruising up on various cars in the Hollywood area -- punching their passenger-side windows out and snatching whichever electronics he could find ... More >>

Man Goes on Burglary Spree While Wearing Parolee Ankle Monitor: Cops Track Suspect

In our copy of the How To Be A Criminal Handbook, page 6, paragraph three, is this: "Never, ever commit crimes while on parole and while wearing a court-ordered, ankle-bracelet GPS tracker. Ever." Of course, one Perry Pemberton, a 29-year-old violent felon who was indeed on parole allegedly didn't ... More >>

Trio of Women, Including Possible Mother-Daughter Team, Arrested in 'Distraction Burglaries' in Koreatown

When you think of burglary crews in L.A., you almost always think of bad boys. Yeah? But cops today say they nabbed a trio of break-in artists and, unusually, they're ladies. Not only that, but it appears two of them could be a mother-daughter team, or at least related. Yeah, the LAPD says the thr ... More >>

John Travolta's Stolen Mercedes Helps Crack Gone in 60 Seconds-Like Theft Ring

Updated at the bottom with the condition of Travolta's ride, with photos of the leftovers. First posted at 12:20 p.m. The movie Gone in 60 Seconds, every 20-year-old frat boy's favorite "cult" film about stealing the dream rides on their dorm room walls, featured a motley crew of high-tech antihero ... More >>

Lucien Daigle, LAPD Sergeant, Arrested For Alleged San Bernardino County Burglary Gone-Sideways

​Bizarre story out of the Inland Empire (of course). San Bernardino sheriff's deputies say a man burglarized a home in the town of Metone, was pepper sprayed by its owner as he fled, then got into a car crash nearby. When cops caught up with him at the crash scene -- at Greenspot and Santa ... More >>

Burglars Robbed in Venice? Two Guys Take Their IDs And Send Them Off to be Caught by Cops

Ariana Rose Taylor-StanleyThe yoga burglar.​Two would-be burglars were sent scrambling with their tails between their legs after being surprised by two men who took their IDs. The pair was eventually nabbed by cops, on top of that. Quote of the day from LAPD Sgt. Joel Sydanma: "They basica ... More >>

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Teen Smash-And-Grab Robbery Suspect Arrested by LAPD With Help From His Own Parents

LAPDA Koreatown smash-and-grab.​Just be glad you're not this kid: A 17-year-old was arrested in connection with a smash-and-grab jewelry store robbery that happened downtown on July 12. And you know who cops say fingered him? His own parents. The teen wasn't identified because he's underage. ... More >>

VIDEO: West Hollywood Thief Uses Golf Club to Steal $10,000 in Designer Handbags

Good for schmoozing with co-workers, wooing porn stars and hooking up handbags at 2 a.m.​One WeHo thief got very lucky on his 2 a.m. designer-handbag spree this morning: For some reason, the security alarm at Mayfair House on Beverly Boulevard didn't go off, and a few streetlights on the block ... More >>

VIDEO: West Hollywood Thief Uses Golf Club to Steal $10,000 in Designer Handbags

Good for schmoozing with co-workers, wooing porn stars and hooking up handbags at 2 a.m.​Updated with riveting subtitles from a WeHo sheriff's detective. One WeHo thief got very lucky on his designer-handbag spree this morning: The security alarm at Mayfair House on Beverly Boulevard didn't g ... More >>

Venice Crimes Such as Auto Theft, Aggravated Assault, Burglary Way Up

Tony Vera / YouTubePolice on the beach.​The unusually warm spring weather has brought out the rowdies in Venice, it seems. April was a violent month on the beach, with fights, stabbings and even a shooting. New LAPD statistics from mid-April (PDF) show that certain categories have seen huge i ... More >>

Venice Burglary Suspect Alex Eljabiri Videotaped Possible Break-In With a Stolen iPod Touch, Cops Say

FacebookAlex Eljabiri.​In the annals of stupid (alleged) criminals, videotaping one's shenanigans has to be one of the more shortsighted moves of all time. But it certainly can help authorities nail you to the wall. Take the case of Alex Eljabiri, who police nabbed last month for allegedly b ... More >>

Barry Minkow Will Plead Guilty to Federal Charges of Insider Trading over Scam Against Lennar Corp.

By Beth Barrett ​Federal prosecutors have struck an agreement with Barry Minkow to plead guilty to criminal insider trading for actions that damaged the stock price of one of the nation's largest home building companies two years ago, sources familiar with the case told the Weekly. Minkow, ... More >>

Somebody Stole Guy Fieri's Lamborghini

Food Network/Alan PoulinGuy Fieri​ Ah, the perils of fame, money and expensive cars. And no, sorry, this is not a Charlie Sheen story. Food Network star Guy Fieri (Minute to Win It, Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives) had his $200,000-plus Lamborghini sports car stolen, and not just ripped off by an ... More >>

Top 10 Hot Chicks In The News 2010: No. 7, Alexis Neiers

E!Kids these days.​We like 'em innocent on the outside, bad on the inside. And thus, we bring you No. 7 on our list of Hot Chicks In The News 2010: Alexis Neiers, convicted member of the "bling ring" of burglars that targeted the homes of the rich-and-famous. Except that Neiers is rich and f ... More >>

Valley Girl Rachel Lee, Accused Of Robbing Lindsay Lohan's Hollywood Home In 'Bling Ring' Spree, Gets Off As Easy As LiLo Herself

Lee's got the "Talk to my lawyer" princess glare down​The young Calabassas hoodlums known as the Bling Ring -- who glamorously raided the homes of equally young, unequally loaded celebrities for whatever their hearts desired in 2008 and 2009 -- just saw their ringleader skip off scot-free. As ... More >>

Today In WTF: Cop Finds Teen Ransacking His SUV, Locks Him Inside

​An Inland Empire plainclothes police officer captured a 15-year-old allegedly ransacking his vehicle and locked the boy inside the rented SUV. According to Redlands Daily Fact, the officer saw the teenager climb into the passenger side of the car, so he used the SUV's remote to lock the boy i ... More >>

Will.i.am Uses iPad To Track Down Thief In Los Angeles

​Black Eyed Peas Rapper Will.i.am used his iPad's built-in tracking system to locate $10,000 worth of belongings (including his new iPad) stolen from his Bentley last week. According to KTLA News, Will used the tracking system to locate the thief's location and forwarded the information to th ... More >>

Reality TV Teen Alexis Neiers Reports For Jail For 'Bling Ring' Burglary

​Alexis Christine Neiers, who had previously said she was innocent in connection with the "bling ring" series of celebrity-home break-ins in the Hollywood Hills and beyond, surrendered to authorities Thursday and was scheduled to begin an six-month sentence for her role in one break-in. Neier ... More >>

Home Of L.A. Councilman LaBonge Burglarized

Councilman Tom LaBonge.​A spokeswoman for Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge confirmed to LA Weekly Tuesday a report stating that his home had been burglarized recently. According tot he Los Angeles Times, LaBonge and and his family realized their home had been burglarized Friday afterno ... More >>

Bold girl criminals hit Encino, dubbed Knock-Knock crew by cops

Cops are asking for the public's help in catching three, bold girl criminals in a burglary crew that hits pricey homes in the Encino and San Fernando Valley hills, by waltzing up to the front door and knocking -- then hitting the house if nobody answers.KTLAFrom LAPD surveillance video​It's the la ... More >>

Suspect Was Arrested For Burglarizing Councilman's Home

​Los Angeles police late Friday confirmed at least some of city Councilman Richard Alarcon's bizarre story about how his home was broken into: A suspect was indeed arrested for burglary at Alarcon's residence in the 14000 block of Nordhoff Street in Panorama City, according to Los Angeles Poli ... More >>

1974 Called: It Wants Its Magic Bus Back

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced that they just recovered a Volkswagen van that had been reported stolen in 1974. The 1965 Bus was found in at the Los Angeles/Long Beach ports, in a shipping container bound for the Netherlands, Customs authorities said. They ran the van's vehi ... More >>

Teens Charged In Celeb Break-Ins: Take Estimated at $3 Mil

Three of four teenage women arrested in a series of burglaries that targeted celebrities' homes were charged in connection with the break-and-take crimes, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office announced today.LAPDA suspected burglar outside the home of Linday Lohan.​ Alexis Christ ... More >>

Teen Suspect In Celeb Burglaries A Would-Be Reality Star

One four teenagers arrested in connection with a string of burglaries that breached the homes of local celebrities was working on a pilot for the E! network, according to the channel's news site. Alexis Neirs, 18, says she didn't do anything wrong besides choosing the wrong crowd with which to run. ... More >>

Israeli Basketball Team Robbed at Staples Center

​The LAPD are on the look out for a thief who stole more than $15,000 in cash from Israeli basketball team members while their personal items were in a locker room at Staples Center. Police have a surveillance video of the thief who looks all dapper in a suit and sporting a clipboard and fake ... More >>

Teenage Women Arrested in Celebrity Burglaries

Los Angeles police announced that five people, four of them female teenagers, have been arrested in connection with a string of burglaries targeting "well-known celebrities" and other well-heeled citizens of the Hollywood Hills.LAPDA hoodie-sporting young woman is captured on a security camera outsi ... More >>

Real Life Robin Hoodie? Teen Charged In Audrina, Lohan Burglaries

Prosecutors today charged an 18-year-old Calabasas man with burglary not once but twice. It isn't clear if Nicholas Prugo stole from the rich to give to the poor (you know, those Range Rover drivers in the far West Valley), but the district attorney's office believes he targeted well-heeled stars Li ... More >>

L.A. Burglars 'Smash and Grab' Marc Jacobs Fashion

For the third time in just over two months, Marc Jacobs, the highly-regarded fashion designer, has seen his Los Angeles store attacked by "smash and grab" bandits, according to the Beverly Press, a Westside community newspaper. Fashion designer Marc Jacobs​The most recent incident took place durin ... More >>

Eleven Warhol Portraits Stolen

​When art collector Richard L. Weisman's housekeeper showed up for work at his Angelo Drive home in the hills near Benedict Canyon, she knew something was missing from the dining room -- 11 Andy Warhols to be exact. She didn't stick around to count what had been taken, though, and fearing the thie ... More >>

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Today in Photographs: March 7, 1958

Even the burglars were well-dressed. A burglary suspect lies in front of a bar on Sixth and Kenmore, after being shot in the arm by a cop. LA. Examiner/USC Digital CollectionClick image to enlarge

The Thomas Crown Affair, Lancaster-Style

Forget Philip Marlowe's line about a tarantula on a slice of angel food. The Antelope Valley Press is more like a crack pipe wrapped in a tea cozy. The newspaper's stories about life in the suddenly hardscrabble High Desert tend to be a mix of the homey ("Cheerleaders Show Spirit at Contest") and th ... More >>

Sylmar Fire's Lady Looters

They stole Gucci baubles and embarrassed L.A. globally, as 500 homes burned

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