Burglary suspects were arrested early this morning February 10.
Early Saturday morning, February 7, a Black Knight security officer noticed a black Mercedes SUV with no license plates parked on Quadro Vecchio Drive in the Castellammare area of Pacific Palisades. The officer did not see anyone in or near the car. As he made his rounds in the neighborhood, he continued to check on the vehicle. That car eventually left the area.
Later that morning it was determined that the occupants of the vehicle had broken into a house on Quadro Vecchio Drive, entering through the rear of the residence.
Surveillance video from a neighboring house shows the vehicle arriving, the occupants exiting, a security officer driving by several times and illuminating the vehicle with his spotlights to check for occupants, and finally the suspects leaving in the vehicle.
After learning of the burglary, security was advised to contact LAPD if the vehicle was spotted again.
That same evening, a security officer spotted the vehicle parked in the same spot on Quadro Vecchio Drive, this time occupied by a male and female who were sleeping – the officer was able to get a photo of the suspects while they were sleeping. The officer called 911, and the operator dispatched the fire department and LAPD.
The fire department arrived first, and the lights from the fire truck woke the occupants up and they sped out of the neighborhood, driving recklessly, running several stop signs, making a chase for the security company impossible.
For the next two nights the Black Knight security company added extra patrols. At 2 a.m. on February 10, a security officer observed the vehicle parked five blocks away on Giardino Way and radioed another officer for help. They used their vehicles to block the suspect’s car and called LAPD.
After police arrived, the suspects attempted to flee, including one who jumped over several fences. LAPD deployed a helicopter equipped with a thermal camera and all three were located and apprehended. It is alleged these same three had broken into three more residences, including two on Monte Grigio. The suspects, two men and a woman, are in custody and two vehicles have been impounded.
I’m surprised they didn’t get them the first time around but very happy that they did eventually arrest them and I’m hoping that Nathan Hochman throws the book at them.
Most likely they were driving a stolen car. Enough is enough!!! This hits way too close to home. Frankly, I’m sick of the crime, are you?
So absolutely disgusting, our city is infested with TRASH.
Let’s tie them to the tree on the Green and invite home owners to throw rocks at them.
Just two or three days. With some good TV coverage burglaries would probably end in Pacific Palisades.
Why on earth would the Fire Department be called in, and then arrive first in a situation of possible criminal activity. Fire Crews are unarmed and completely vulnerable. Why would they be placed in this situation. There may have been a gun, there may have been anger or fear reactions, they might have driven off (as they did) and run someone over. This makes no sense at all. If we want to support and protect our heroic Fire Crews, then we need to change whatever asinine procedures that allowed this to happen.
We have no police in Pacific Palisades. The nearest station is 10 miles on Butler in West LA. They have 2 cars assigned to Palisades, but we seldom see them in Castellammare. Laguna Beach is an incorporated city in Orange County with the same population as Palisades. They have 58 full time officers, and the city is not broke. Far from it. Being held hostage to the City of Los Angeles is by far the worst thing about living in Pacific Palisades. And DWP is public enemy #1. Until we become our own city this situation will only get worse. I am sick and tired of being exploited by a City Government that only cares about lining their own pockets with our tax dollars that they do not spend on things we need.
I’m sorry Danny, but Nathan Hochman will probably let the suspects go free because of “circumstances”. The story will be spun that the 3 suspects were merely innocent homeless victims who were looking for a place to sleep.