Daring thieves in the US execute rooftop heist to pilfer $30 million in cash
Los Angeles authorities are currently investigating a bold heist where nearly $30 million in cash was stolen after thieves broke through the roof of a money storage facility and managed to crack open a secure safe.
David Cuellar from the Los Angeles Police Department disclosed that this audacious robbery, marking one of the largest cash thefts in the city, occurred on Easter Sunday in the northern suburb of Sylmar.
According to The Los Angeles Times, a source familiar with the case revealed that the burglars skillfully navigated through the building’s roof to gain access to the vault, outsmarting a sophisticated alarm system in the process.
The intricately planned theft, suggesting the involvement of a seasoned criminal crew, went undetected until staff opened the vault on Monday.
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“It’s just mind blowing that you would never suspect it,” an anonymous employee of the facility told ABC News.
“$30 million in the Valley, gone. How? Why? I’m still trying to process it. Was it an inside job? Was it just one person? Was it a group? You know, there’s a lot of questions.”
While the crime is reminiscent of Hollywood heist movies like “Ocean’s Eleven,” it follows a string of real-life, sophisticated break-ins in the region over the years.
Two years ago, thieves made off with up to $100 million in jewels from a truck parked at a highway rest stop en route to a gem and jewelry show in Los Angeles.
Last July, a man cut a hole in the ceiling of a high-end wine store near Venice Beach, before helping himself to $600,000 worth of fine Burgundy and Bordeaux vintages.
According to the LA Times, the largest previously known cash heist in the city’s history came in 1997, when $18.9 million was stolen from an armored depot. The thieves were eventually caught.
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