Crime & Safety
Rash Of Vehicle Break-Ins Target UCLA Students, Staff
Authorities are looking for four suspects who broke into into more than a dozen cars in belonging to UCLA students and staff.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Four suspects were sought Friday by UCLA police for allegedly breaking into at least 14 vehicles in the garage of an apartment complex in the Mar Vista area of Los Angeles.
On Wednesday, between 1 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., the suspects broke into multiple vehicles in the parking garage of the Venice-Berry Apartments at 11811 Venice Blvd., according to a statement from the UCLA Police Department.
In at least two of the burglaries, the suspects entered unlocked vehicles. In the other 12, the suspects smashed the vehicle's windows, police said.
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All victims are students or staff members at the university, police said.
Police encouraged the residents to lock their vehicles and not keep valuables in their vehicles.
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Anyone with information about these burglaries was asked to call UCPD detectives at 310-825-1491.
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