Boy, 17, enters LA mansion before stumbling around inside and causing $20,000 of damage
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And you thought you thought your New Years Eve was messy! Suited teen staggers around empty Beverly Hills mansion, causes $20,000 in damage at 5 a.m.
- A boy broke into a Beverly Hills home in the early hours of New Year’s Day
- The 17-year-old tripped into the home causing about $20,000 in damage.
- It was under renovation and therefore unoccupied and unfurnished.
- Homes in the area are for sale for between $8 million and $35 million
- Police have contacted the boy’s parents, but his name has not been released.
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A 17-year-old boy was caught on surveillance footage stumbling into a Beverly Hills home before going on a destructive rampage that caused around $20,000 in damage.
The seemingly random incident occurred just before 5 a.m. on New Year’s Day and saw the unidentified teen, who was wearing a scruffy suit, stumble through the house kicking boxes.
The house in The Flats neighborhood appeared to have been undergoing renovations and was unoccupied when he broke in and set off an alarm.
The Beverly Hills Police Department said they believe the incident was random and they have contacted the boy’s parents and will charge him with vandalism. It is unknown if he was under the influence of any substance.
Real estate website Zillow has 11 homes for sale in The Flats, with values ranging from $8 million to $35 million.
A 17-year-old boy was caught on surveillance footage stumbling into a Los Angeles home before going on a destructive rampage that caused around $20,000 in damage.
Front door footage shows the teen showed up around 4:25 a.m. and again a few minutes later at 4:29 a.m.
At first, he maniacally kicks the door and bangs on it with his fists before taking a few steps back and attacking it to no avail.
Another camera captures him directing his attention to the side of the house where he manages to climb over a railing that gives him access to an alleyway along its side.
Eventually, he finds a way in, but sets off an alarm in the process.
A camera on the front of the house showed the teen kicking the door and trying to charge at it.
After a failed attempt to break down the front door of the house, the boy turns his attention to the side.
Struggling to keep his balance, he awkwardly walks across the room and kicks cardboard boxes until he collapses and lies on the floor.
The surveillance video was provided to local news network KTLA by someone who said he destroyed a stone stair landing and broke a banister.
Neighbors told KTLA that the incident was unexpected for the area. “It’s definitely absurd,” Mara Weinstein said after viewing the footage.
“I just never would have expected that to happen in my neighborhood, let alone someone breaking into houses under construction just to kick some boxes over.”
Another local was less surprised, associating it with generally high levels of crime.
‘It’s out of control everywhere, not just in homes, in businesses. Governments are not doing anything about it to help anyone. It has become a big joke and it will get worse and worse,” said Tom Trikilis.
After the boy exhausts himself kicking boxes, he lies exhausted on the floor as the house alarm goes off.
In the past two years, LA has seen an increase in homicides, robberies and assaults, with violent crimes up 8.3 percent, according to LAPD data.
Last week, an outgoing Los Angeles prosecutor criticized incumbent District Attorney George Gascon for his soft policies, as violent crime in the city rose 8 percent since he took office two years ago.
Since Gascón took office in December 2020, Los Angeles has seen an increase in homicides, robberies and assaults, with violent crimes up 8.3 percent over a two-year span.