Best-selling novelist Lee Goldberg shares nightmarish footage of four masked men running through his yard to break into his $2.84 million Calabasas mansion while inside
- Goldberg, 61, has written several New York Times bestsellers and has written on more than a dozen network and cable TV shows
- Real life mimicked his fictional work, as he posted the footage of a gang of men breaking into his $2.84 million home in Calabasas
- Fortunately, the robbers turned around and went down the hill they came up after Goldberg called the police
Best-selling novelist Lee Goldberg is speaking out after he shared a shocking video of four masked men running through his yard to break into his multimillion-dollar California mansion while inside.
Goldberg, 61, has written several New York Times bestsellers and has appeared on more than a dozen network and cable television shows specializing in mysteries.
Now it seems that real life has mimicked his fictional work, as he posted to social media the footage of a gang of men breaking into his $2.84 million home in Calabasas.
“They looked organized,” Goldberg said, adding that they also wore hoodies and gloves. “They looked professional.”
Fortunately, the robbers turned around and went down the hill they came up after Goldberg called the police.
Best-selling novelist Lee Goldberg speaks out after he shared a shocking video of four masked men running through his yard to break into his multimillion-dollar California mansion while inside
Goldberg pointed out the irony of what happened at his home in a Facebook post accompanying the security clip.
“Again, my fiction comes true. Chilean burglary tourists feature heavily in my next Eve Ronin novel, DREAM TOWN. So what’s happening? Last night they tried to enter my house… **while I was at home**,” he wrote.
“This happened to LOST HILLS…I ended the book with a huge wildfire in the Santa Monica Mountains…and a few months later it happened just as I described it.”
He believes the robbers saw him call the police, causing them to return.
The author, who has also written for shows like Baywatch and Monk, took a more somber turn, according to WHNT.
“It’s very disturbing. It’s what I write about, this stuff, and I imagine it, but I don’t think it would happen to me,” Goldberg said.
Goldberg’s home in the Southern California suburbs has an estimated value of $2,874,900, according to Zillow.
A neighbor of Goldberg, who wished to remain anonymous, admitted that thieves had searched their home shortly before coming to the writer’s home.
Real life has mimicked his fictional work, as he posted to social media the footage of a gang of men breaking into his $2.84 million home in Calabasas
Goldberg’s home in the Southern California suburbs is in a gated community with an estimated value of $2,874,900
He added that he believes the problem is that thieves can sneak through a nearby golf course before climbing the hills to break in
The author has also written for TV shows such as Baywatch and Monk,
They were able to make off with thousands of dollars worth of clothing and jewelry before escaping.
Goldberg himself claims he has been robbed at least once before and is considering leaving.
“We live in a gated community and that gives you a false sense of security,” Goldberg said.
‘I think all you can do is try to be vigilant. I’m just glad I didn’t go out and confront them, that was my instinct.’
He added that he believes the problem is that thieves can sneak through a nearby golf course before climbing the hills to break in.
Local police have not confirmed any arrests, but say investigations are continuing.