In one of the largest cash heists in Los Angeles history, thieves made off with as much as $30 million in an Easter Sunday burglary at a San Fernando Valley money storage facility, an L.A. police official said.
The burglary occurred Sunday night at a facility in Sylmar where cash from businesses across the region is handled and stored, according to L.A. Police Department Cmdr. Elaine Morales.
The thieves were able to breach the building as well as the safe where the money was stored, Morales said.
Law enforcement sources said the burglary was among the largest in city history when it comes to cash, and the total also surpassed any armored-car heist in the city.
Mystery surrounds the break-in.
Sources familiar with the investigation told The Times a burglary crew broke through the roof of the Gardaworld building on Roxford Street to gain access to the vault. But it is unclear how they avoided the alarm system.
The Canada-based security company has not responded to requests for comment.
The operators of the business did not discover the massive theft until they opened the vault Monday. An ABC-7 TV helicopter video showed a large cut on the side of the building covered by a piece of plywood.
Authorities were alerted, and detectives from the LAPD’s Mission Division station responded to the crime scene to gather evidence.
A law enforcement source confirmed to The Times there was an effort to breach the side of the cash-holding building in addition to the roof.
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