Burglars steal US$30 million in one of Los Angeles’ largest cash heists. Mystery surrounds the case
- Burglary occurred Sunday night at a money storage facility in San Fernando Valley
- The operators of the business did not discover the massive theft until the next day
In one of the largest cash heists in Los Angeles history, thieves made off with as much as US$30 million in an Easter Sunday burglary at a San Fernando Valley money storage facility, a LA police official said on Wednesday.
The burglary occurred Sunday night at an unnamed facility in Sylmar where cash from businesses across the region is handled and stored, according to LA Police Department Commander Elaine Morales.
The burglars were able to breach the building as well as the safe where the money was stored, Morales said. Law enforcement sources said the break-in was among the largest burglaries in city history when it comes to cash, and the total surpassed any armoured-car heist in the city as well.
Mystery surrounds the break-in.
Sources familiar with the investigation said a burglary crew broke through the roof of the facility to gain access to the vault. But it is unclear how they avoided the alarm system.
In addition, viewing the safe from the outside, it showed no signs of a break-in. The operators of the business, whom police did not identify, did not discover the massive theft until they opened the vault on Monday.