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Sep

2012

7:13am, EDT

$10M burglary: Thieves steal paintings, wine and a Porsche from Santa Monica home

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A $100,000 reward is being offered after a haul of art, vehicles and jewelry worth an estimated $10 million was stolen in a burglary in Santa Monica, Calif.

Several "high-end paintings," a red 2010 Porsche Carrera 4S, several expensive watches, wine and a "small amount" of cash were taken in the heist, police said.

The victim returned home from a trip on Sept. 14 to find that their home had been raided, according to Santa Monica police.

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"We're looking for the public's help," said Sgt. Richard Lewis of the Santa Monica Police Department. "If they know anything about the crime, anybody trying to fence art, investigators are working any leads they can get while they work the leads they currently have."

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Investigators say the alleged crime occurred in the 500 block of 12th Street sometime between 3 p.m. on Sept. 12 and 8 p.m. on Sept. 14.

Photographs of the stolen artwork along with the victim’s vehicle and descriptions of the watches are available on the Santa Monica Police Department's website.

The victim is offering the $100,000 reward.

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Apr

2012

2:21pm, EDT

Police: Thieves use rug to haul away safe with $10 million inside

By Samantha Tata, NBCLosAngeles.com

LOS ANGELES -- Police are searching for burglars suspected of looting a 3-foot-tall safe packed with $10 million of jewelry and cash Friday from a Hancock Park home.

The thieves used a rug to drag the safe from a walk-in closet, downstairs and out the front door of the home in the 200 block of South Highland Avenue, according to LAPD. That was before they scaled an exterior wall on the perimeter of the property and broke in through a window.

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The suspects set off the security alarms, according to police. Neighbors reported hearing a noise coming from the home around 8:20 p.m.

"They were able to use a rug that was lying nearby and haul the safe down the stairs and out the front door," said Officer Karen Rayner.

The homeowners said their house is insured, but the contents of the safe were not.

The thieves also let out two dogs during the heist, according to the homeowner, who asked that she only be identified as Jacqueline.

"I got my dogs back," she said. "They were found a mile away sitting together on a neighbor's front porch."

The safe reportedly contained personal documents, jewelry and cash. Police are asking anyone with information on the suspects to contact Detective Ben Black, Burglary Special Section Safe Detail at (213) 486-6983.

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