Los Angeles, Ca
'I believe it was an inside job': Home tented for termites burglarized
A homeowner in East Los Angeles is fuming after his home, which was tented and being treated for termites over Super Bowl weekend, was burglarized and he believes he knows who is responsible.
Security cameras on Jack Fornelli’s home on Brookfield Street captured a masked and hooded thief entering his home and spending nearly an hour ransacking the family’s property.
The suspect escaped with cash, jewelry, designer handbags, priceless belongings and a firearm owned by the homeowners.
The 79-year-old, who has been in the home for decades building a life as a husband, a father, grandfather and now great-grandfather, showed up later to document the crime.
“They took a lot of silver coins, gold coins as well,” Fornelli said. “They took a lot, a whole lot.”
The victim believes people connected to the fumigation committed the crime and he feels there were red flags along the way.
“The gentleman asked me if I had a safe and I told him, ‘No, I don’t have a safe. Why would you ask?’ He said, ‘Well, I have to open everything. You have to open all the drawers, the microwave, the stove, everything has to be open,’ so it doesn’t trap any gas, I’m assuming, but kind of that’s what he said,” Fornelli explained. “I said, ‘Okay, but I do have a jewelry box and it’s quite heavy and I can’t carry it out of here.”
The homeowner said the company representative told him not to worry and that everything would be fine, but what bothers him is that he believes the thief knew exactly where to go and what he was looking for.
Fornelli and his family have been gathering surveillance footage from neighbors and think they may have spotted the getaway car.
“I believe it’s an inside job,” Fornelli told KTLA’s Chris Wolfe.
The family has filed a report about the burglary and continues to hand over evidence to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department.
Los Angeles, Ca
Boyle Heights warehouse cleanup begins as crews face 85 million pounds of spoiled food
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Los Angeles, Ca
Hospital needs help identifying man found unconscious in downtown Los Angeles
A hospital needs help identifying a male patient who was found injured and unconscious in downtown Los Angeles.
The man is believed to be in his 30s, according to the Los Angeles General Medical Center.
He was found injured on the ground on Omar Street and has been hospitalized since June 22.
He stands 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 176 pounds. He has brown eyes, dark brown hair and tattoos across his upper body.
He did not have any personal belongings to help staff identify him or contact loved ones. Workers did not disclose the nature of his injuries.
Anyone who recognizes the man is asked to call clinical social worker Cesar Robles at 323-409-6885.
The public can also call the L.A. General Medical Center’s Department of Social Work at 323-409-5253 or, after hours from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., call 323-409-6883. On weekends, call 323-409-5254.
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Clue may identify SUV in Long Beach hit-and-run that left woman injured
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