Thieves steal about $30 million in historic Easter heist in Sylmar area, LAPD says
Police are investigating the theft of close to $30 million from a Sylmar money storage facility in one of the largest heists in Los Angeles history, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to City News Service on Wednesday.
“The money was stolen on Easter Sunday from an unspecified location in the Sylmar area,” Officer David Cuellar told CNS.
He added that the Los Angeles Police Department and the FBI were working on a joint investigation of the burglary, and that police would have no further information at this time.
The Los Angeles Times, citing sources familiar with the investigation, said the burglars broke through the building’s roof and gained access to the vault without triggering the facility’s alarm system.
The newspaper said the business did not know about the crime until employees opened the vault on Monday.