LAPD arrest woman for brick-smashing vandalism spree on cars in Venice and West LA

The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed the arrest of a woman Thursday in connection with car vandalism in Venice, Beverly Hills, Burbank, Culver City, West LA and other areas.

Lisa Jones, 30, was taken into custody on Wednesday, and was booked on suspicion of felony vandalism, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. She was being held without bail.

A video, released earlier this week, showed the Jones approaching a parked Porsche on Bernard Avenue last Thursday in Venice.

"Jones exited her vehicle with a brick and threw it at a random vehicle's windshield,'' police said. "Jones picked up the brick from the ground and drove away. The incident was captured on video and garnered national news coverage.''

Jones was detained and questioned by LAPD on Wednesday.

Authorities were contacted by vandalism victims in the Venice, Mid-Wilshire, Woodland Hills, and Northeast neighborhoods of Los Angeles, as well as the cities of Culver City, Burbank, and Santa Monica, the LAPD reported.

On Wednesday, the Burbank Police Department posted on X that they were possibly looking for the same woman, who investigators believe broke the windshields of three vehicles on Brighton Street in Burbank.

BRICK VANDAL: Need to Identify

The "Brick Throwing Vandal" struck in Burbank yesterday at about 1:50pm. Three vehicles had their windshields broken with a brick in the 2200 block of N. Brighton St. Suspect is female in a white VW Tiguan. Images of her are circulating on the news pic.twitter.com/QTAlVNKNBu

— Burbank Police (@BurbankPD) April 3, 2024

“I looked out my window and I saw her window smashed, and I was like, 'Oh my gosh,” neighbor Benji Spoliansky said. "It’s just not cool to be going around smashing people’s windshields with bricks."

The targeted Porsche parked on the street was taken to Exclusive Motors for repairs. George Frem, the repair shop's owner, was taken aback when he learned that the car's owner had no connection to the perpetrator. 

His suspicions were further aroused when he stumbled upon a similar video posted on the Citizen app, depicting a woman resembling the Venice vandal engaging in identical vandalism in West LA.

“When I saw it's the same lady, it was the same technique," he said. "Then I'm like, ‘OK, so most likely she's going to other places.'"

Anyone with information on the case was urged to call LAPD detectives at 310-444-1503, or 877-LAPD-247.