Jan. 10

2200 block of Montrose Avenue in Montrose, the resident reported that he witnessed via the his surveillance camera an unknown suspect attempting to open his garage door. When he saw this he called 9-1-1 and made his way back to his home where he found his master bedroom had been ransacked and a safe was stolen. The safe contained several guns, jewelry and personal information. 

It appeared the suspect made entrance into the home via a living room window at 6 p.m.

Jan. 9

400 Georgian Road in La Cañada Flintridge, a gardener reported noticing broken glass on the house’s French door. The gardener contacted the owner of the home who contacted the sheriff’s station. The glass in the back door was broken and numerous rooms in the home had been ransacked. The owner stated he and his family had been evacuated due to the Eaton Fire. He got his mail on Jan. 9 and checked the inside of his home; there was no evidence of a crime at that time. A witness reported seeing a suspicious vehicle parked in front of the home. She approached the driver and told him he was not supposed to be there due to mandatory evacuation orders. He said he “worked around the corner” and drove away. The driver was described as either White or a light-skinned Hispanic male of medium height with dark hair, dark clothes and in his early 20s. The vehicle was described as a black BMW with tinted windows. 

The burglary occurred between 2 p.m. on Jan. 9 and 4 p.m. on Jan. 10. 

Jan. 8

1000 block of Salisbury Court in La Cañada Flintridge, a resident told deputies she had been evacuated from her home on Jan. 8 due to the Eaton Fire. When she returned she found the rear sliding glass door of her home had been pried open. She found several rooms had been ransacked; nothing was reported missing at the time. The power had been out at the home, which affected the surveillance footage. The burglary occurred between Jan. 8-11. 

1900 La Barranca Road in La Cañada Flintridge, a resident who had been evacuated due to the Eaton Fire found her home had been burglarized. The rear wooden door that led to the garage had been pried open by an unknown suspect. The power was out at the time and no surveillance footage was available. Personal items were reported stolen. The burglary occurred between Jan. 8 and Jan. 12. 

4800 block of Vineta Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge, a resident who was evacuated due to the Eaton Fire reported returning home to find the back door had been forced open. The locked door to the master bedroom was also forced open and the room had been ransacked. Multiple jewelry boxes were emptied. Due to the disorder of the rooms, the resident was unable to give an accurate accounting of items missing at the time. The burglary occurred between Jan. 8-11. 

4800 block of Vineta Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge, the resident, who was evacuated due to the Eaton Fire, returned home to find the rear sliding glass door had been pried open. 

Several rooms had been ransacked and numerous items were stolen between Jan. 8-11.