Crime & Safety

Cars At Calabasas High School Hit By Serial Burglars: Deputies

Purses and wallets were stolen out of eight cars at Calabasas High School and a Westlake Village fitness studio, deputies said.

CALABASAS, CA — Deputies have identified five vehicles hit by serial burglars in Westlake Village and Calabasas last month and believe there may be more victims — whom they are encouraging to come forward.

Five vehicles were burglarized in the Fit Body Camp parking lot on Via Colinas in Westlake Village on Dec. 13 just before 6 a.m., when a white Chrysler Pacifica minivan was seen along with a white sedan, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

The same van was seen at the Calabasas High School parking lot three days later, where three additional vehicles were burglarized just before 4 p.m., deputies said.

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The van was rented by a woman who used a stolen Nevada ID for the transaction. Another suspect, a man who was driving the van, was arrested by the Las Vegas Metro Police Department on Dec. 19, deputies said.

Items stolen in the burglaries include purses and wallets, deputies said.

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Anyone who believes they may have been victimized as part of these series of burglaries or who has information about the incidents is asked to call Detective Lopez at the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station at 818-878-1808.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

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