- Residential burglaries are up about 450% in the Altadena area compared with last year as thieves target homes that survived the Eaton fire, according to law enforcement data.
- Burglaries spiked in both the Palisades and Eaton fire evacuation zones in the first few days of the January firestorm. But crime is no longer surging in Pacific Palisades, LAPD figures show.
When the smoke of the Eaton fire cleared, residents whose homes were left standing believed they had escaped disaster.
But many are finding that blessing comes with a curse. They are now prime targets for opportunistic thieves who prowl their neighborhoods at night.
Jenna and Howard Morris’ home has been burglarized three times: first on the night they evacuated, then at the start of April and then again the following week.
“When we found out that our home survived, we had no idea that three months later we would be dealing with this,” Jenna Morris said. More here