Overnight break-ins across Valley Village and nearby corners of the San Fernando Valley on Tuesday turned a quiet weeknight into a crime scene tour, leaving rattled residents swapping alarm clips and shattered glass stories with police.
Neighbors told officers they came home to darkened houses, scattered jewelry and broken windows after getting late-night alerts from security systems. One witness reported seeing someone sprint away from one of the homes.
What police say about the scenes
According to police, the first major call came in around 9:15 p.m. Tuesday at a two-story house on Hatteras Street near Coldwater Canyon Avenue and Burbank Boulevard. The homeowner, who had been away when an alarm triggered, returned to find the home dark and jewelry scattered across the floor.
A neighbor reported spotting a masked person running from the property, and officers said they did not find any suspects nearby. Police also noted that a Kia was seen leaving the Hatteras Street scene. Earlier that evening, officers had been called to another home near Magnolia Boulevard and Colfax Avenue, where intruders are believed to have gotten in through a back window that a worker was later seen boarding up, as reported by ABC7 Los Angeles.
Part of a wider Valley pattern
These overnight incidents landed on the heels of multiple residential burglaries reported over the weekend, which detectives are also investigating. The emerging pattern has put parts of the Valley on edge, as local outlets track a quick-moving run of nighttime break-ins across San Fernando Valley neighborhoods in recent days and weeks.
Detectives are reviewing surveillance and doorbell video in an effort to link scenes and generate leads. For background on the broader cluster, see this recent Valley burglary roundup.
Police ask neighbors to check cameras and report tips
The LAPD is asking residents to comb through their doorbell and security-camera footage and to report anything suspicious to investigators. Tips and video can be shared directly with detectives or submitted anonymously through the LA Regional Crime Stoppers hotline and the department's online tip tools, according to the LAPD.
Officials say those official channels help them connect the dots between different scenes, spot patterns and potentially identify suspects. They are urging anyone with information that could help the investigation to come forward.
Neighbors taking precautions
In the wake of the break-ins, some residents have boarded up windows, checked their security systems and shared any camera footage with both neighbors and police. There have been no arrests reported so far, and investigators are still trying to determine whether Tuesday night's incidents are linked to the weekend burglaries, according to ABC7 Los Angeles.
