Two homes on the same block in the Whittier Heights neighborhood were broken into during the middle of the day on Friday and another had an attempted burglary the week prior.
The first break-in on Friday happened sometime between 12:45 and 3 p.m. when the homeowner was out of the house. “The perpetrator went into our fenced-in backyard and climbed up onto a gas grill and ripped open a screen in our bathroom,” the victim emailed us, “The thief (thieves?) came in, ransacked the place from top floor to basement, and took mostly electronics, although they went through jewelery and medicine cabinets and bank statements and checkbooks as well.” She also tells us that a bag of Bobbi Brown make-up was also taken, “Don’t assume it would be a guy,” she says of the suspect(s).
Just after breaking into this house, it seems the suspect(s) went to another house on the same street. The suspect(s) got in through an unlocked window in the back of the house and left a laptop that was stolen from the first house. Jewelry and some electronics were taken from this house, as well.
Another home on the same block may have been targeted the week earlier. “Our house [address removed] had an attempted burglary last week through our basement window. Luckily we have an alarm and stickers on all the windows alerting any perps and they only tore the screen but did not get into the window. I believe they were scared off. This was also during the day,” the homeowner emails, “You better believe my eyes are peeled and my locks are secure and windows are closed up.”
“Please, learn from my mistake and keep your windows closed and locked when you are out of the house. I am really dismayed that this could happen here in broad daylight while I am gone for a three hour period,” the victim of the first house says. (Thanks Ryan for the tip!)