Thieves are caught on camera searching through dozens of luxury cars along Malibu’s exclusive Pacific Coast Highway – residents ‘traumatized’
- A Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy alerted residents along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu to the spate of Memorial Day weekend burglaries
- Nearly 24 cars were attacked between Memorial Day and June 8, according to authorities
- A woman’s Range Rover was smashed into by thieves who stole personal belongings and the suspects wiped their fingerprints off the car to avoid being caught
Thieves have destroyed dozens of luxury cars along Malibu’s Pacific Coast Highway, leaving residents fearing for their safety.
A Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy alerted residents to the spate of burglaries over Memorial Day weekend.
Nearly 24 cars were attacked between Memorial Day and June 8, according to authorities.
A woman had her Range Rover smashed into by thieves who stole a purse and sunglasses while partying at a nearby beach house. This woman described breaking into her beloved Jeep as “traumatizing.”
CCTV footage recorded the burglary and showed the suspects wiping their fingerprints to avoid being caught.
Thieves have destroyed dozens of luxury cars along Malibu’s Pacific Coast Highway, leaving residents fearing for their safety
A woman’s Range Rover was smashed into by thieves who stole personal belongings and the suspects wiped their fingerprints off the car to avoid being caught
Her Range Rover was parked in the driveway while she had a party at her beach house
A resident posing as Leah was the victim of the targeted theft and her vehicle was vandalized.
Her Range Rover was parked in the driveway while she had a party at her beach house.
Wearing gloves and masks, thieves smashed the windows of their car and stole a purse and a pair of sunglasses.
She captured the entire incident on surveillance cameras outside her home, showing the thieves pulling up in a gray Toyota Prius.
They quickly targeted their friend’s car before driving down the street and colliding with other vehicles.
“It was just traumatic to go out and see everything destroyed because you don’t feel safe in your own home and Malibu is so peaceful that everyone loves to come here,” she told local television station KTLA.
“It just hurts to see these guys have the courage to break in and get away with it, just walk away, get in their car and just get on with their day.”
Jai Hendrix’s car was also broken into and she caught the incident on camera.
“They were sort of professionals at it. “I mean, earlier on the surveillance footage, they wiped something on the window and broke in with a tool,” she said.
“They kind of seemed to know what they were doing.”
She believes the thieves were prepared, scouting the area carefully and taking their time planning the break-ins.
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said nearly 24 cars were attacked between Memorial Day and June 8
A resident posing as Leah was the victim of the targeted theft and her vehicle was vandalized
Jai Hendrix’s car was also broken into and she believes the thieves were prepared and scouted the area carefully before taking the time to plan the break-ins
The Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station is investigating the spate of burglaries and has urged anyone who recognizes suspects in the surveillance footage to come forward
“It’s kinda ironic because we live in all these nice houses here and you can’t even park your car properly in front of it because you might get smashed up and burgled,” Hendrix said.
Those whose vehicles were damaged on the Pacific Coast Highway will have to resort to rental vehicles while the repairs are being made.
The Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station is investigating the burglary series.
She has urged anyone who recognizes the suspects in the surveillance footage to come forward.