Thieves

Santa Monica police are looking for the thief or thieves who stole more than $100,000 worth of electrical equipment from the St. Monica Catholic Church on Thursday.

Police are searching for thieves who stole $100,000 worth of equipment from a church in Santa Monica. Lauren Coronado reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on March 27, 2022.

As gas prices skyrocket in Southern California, car owners are facing a new problem: gasoline thieves who take gas right out of the tank.

Identity thieves run up a Northridge woman’s credit card and buy a brand-new vehicle under her name. The I-Team’s Randy Mac reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on June 24, 2021.

Thieves don’t take the pandemic off, targeting something on cars. Randy Mac reported on NBC4 News on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021.

Thousands of dollars in donation money meant for holiday gifts was stolen from a San Jose church over the weekend, and police are looking for the thieves.

A Los Angeles Tesla owner said thieves picked the wrong smart cart to mess with.

The Tesla security footage shows two men breaking through the front passenger window and grabbing a bag from the back seat. The thieves were not aware that the smart car was recording them the entire time. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019.

A federal grand jury in Los Angeles on Friday indicted five alleged members of a robbery crew suspected of committing sophisticated heists by following wholesale jewelers and bank customers – sometimes for days – and then robbing them of more than $1 million worth of gems and tens of thousands of dollars in cash.

Police said Thursday that they’ve broken up a band of scooter-riding robbers from the San Francisco Bay Area who busted into 40 cars over the weekend in Los Angeles.

Thieves stole an irreplaceable item from a woman in Hemet and with help from her community, she was able to find out who it was. Tony Shin reports for NBC4 News on Thursday, August 16, 2018.

Police arrested thieves who reportedly had enough stolen mail to fill three trash bags. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, 2018.

Thieves targeted a Costa Mesa couple who is facing mounting medical bills after they stole 66-year-old Phil Cartier’s prized Schwinn Meridian adult tricycle in a burglary on Dec. 16.

Antonio Moore could not take his eyes off the TV when he realized police were chasing a suspected car thief from Colton to Long Beach in his car. NBC4 has found that more than a third of pursuits involve stolen cars.

Two thieves have been approaching people “warning” them of having bird poop on their back as a way to divert their attention and pickpocket victims, according to the Los Angeles Police Department Hollywood Division.

A dozen burglars took over $140,000 worth of glasses from an optometry in Laguna Hills in just four minutes in late May, making this the fifth business the group have targeted in the area, according to officials.

A dozen thieves took over $140,000 worth of glasses after they ransacked an optometry in Orange County. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017.

Some thieves with a taste for the high life led police on a pursuit from a Bevmo to one of Los Angeles’s most famous restaurants. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News at 8 on Monday, June 12, 2017.

Authorities are hoping to track down thieves who targeted Azusa High School over the long holiday weekend, making off with items from the baseball and softball teams, including pitching machines and a field maintenance vehicle.

Mail thieves are targeting residents in Lake Balboa and charging items on their credit cards. Jane Yamamoto reports for the NBC4 News at 7 on Saturday, May 13, 2017.