Thieves made off with an astonishing sum, estimated to be as high as $30 million, in a daring Easter Sunday burglary at a secure money storage facility in Los Angeles, marking one of the most substantial cash heists in the city’s annals, authorities revealed on Wednesday.
The audacious break-in transpired on Sunday night at an undisclosed facility nestled within the Sylmar precinct of the San Fernando Valley, a site entrusted with managing and safeguarding cash amassed from businesses spanning the region, as disclosed by LA Police Department Commander Elaine Morales to the Los Angeles Times.
Police Report: Burglars Make Off with $30 Million Cash from Los Angeles Money Storage Facility (Credits: KPLC)
In a meticulously planned operation, the burglars managed to infiltrate the facility, breaching both its premises and the impregnable safe harboring the amassed wealth, Morales further elaborated.
The proprietors of the establishment, whose identity remains undisclosed by the authorities, were oblivious to the colossal plunder until they accessed the vault on Monday, only then realizing the extent of the theft.
As reported by The Times, this brazen intrusion ranks among the most significant cash burglaries ever recorded in the history of Los Angeles, eclipsing the magnitude of any prior armored-car heist within the city limits.
