Encino woman walks in on 4 men burglarizing her home
Los Angeles police are investigating the fifth burglary in two weeks targeting upscale homes in the San Fernando Valley.
The latest break-in occurred Wednesday evening in the 5000 block of Rubio Avenue, just two blocks south of the 101 Freeway.
A woman told police that she came home to find four masked men ransacking her home after breaking through a window, according to news video service RMG Media.
They got away in a white Chrysler after taking designer bags and shoes, RMG Media reported. The homeowner was not hurt.
Police investigate a home burglary on Rubio Avenue in Encino on July 24, 2024. (RMG Media) A map showing the locations of 5 home burglaries over 2 weeks in the west San Fernando Valley. July 2024. (KTLA)
Police are trying to determine if the same burglary crew was responsible for several other breaks-in on the west side of the valley in recent weeks.
A home on Edgerton Avenue in Encino was targeted twice on July 11 and 15. Homes on Winnetka Avenue and Del Moreno Drive in Woodland Hills were burglarized on July 12, and an Encino home belonging to rapper Blxst was hit on July 23.
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