Thieves steal $30 million in Easter Sunday Heist

An Easter Sunday burglary at a San Fernando Valley money storage facility netted thieves as much as $30 million in cash in an operation that has, at least for now, left authorities baffled. Kareen Wynter reports for KTLA 5 News at 3, Apr. 4, 2024.
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[@Archangel_21]

They're going to watch every person that works in that building for the next 15 years, to see who quits or spends $200 more than their paycheck.

[@davson15]

lol 😂 don’t even make sense who only have one job or no side hustle In 2024

[@machiavelli4462]

@@davson15its called an audit my friend. If uncle sam doesnt get a piece of said side hustle it could get spicy

[@angelacabrera5753]

Yes i agree on your words.....📺

[@dbmgentertainment6332]

They better

[@bung1029]

Cash leaves no paper trail, though

[@Starburstguy]

$30 million ain’t much in comparison to what the Government steals from taxpayers every year 😅

[@lordmaximus2403]

I agree with you ... But at our "regular" level... 30 mil is life changing money for sure! Plus the company that lost the money, already got it back via insurance so that's the reason why they are not tripping. My hat's off to whoever pulled this job!

[@erichurt9829]

Funny how your comment didn't get many likes. Folk all about law and order when civilians steal money but support the hell out of those in the "so called" elite class who rob us blind daily, weekly, monthly and annually. Hmmm

[@gofar12345]

That's better than trying to win the lottery!😂

[@freespeech.7254]

😂😂😂😂❤

[@michaelsurratt1864]

Somebody’s got to support the school systems seeing as we don’t tax the rich we tax the people bad at math

[@pietrojenkins6901]

That's theft.

[@user-op6tp3rd8v]

They rig the lottery too. I decoded it. They give it to specific family ljline and made illegal deals with cops and military to conceal. They pay courts and banks to hide info also. Get all cops and military addresses for judgement. It's coming

[@TurboCarlos]

No tax

[@bethauer]

An inside job????

[@mrgoodiejr]

Most definitely is

[@jkd2817]

That's what I came here to say

[@mizzury54]

There is no way that it isn't.

[@eviljesus6111]

Nine ELEVEN 👀

[@FURognar]

Has to be.

[@jaunenito]

Whomever moves out of the mobile home park first did it.

[@calz_gainz2022]

Lmfao

[@cab-fy7ms]

😂😂

[@Texas_ice]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 stop!!

[@pietrojenkins6901]

Ever heard of DB Cooper's heist? They have never found him.

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

​@@pietrojenkins6901so? They did find most of the money.

[@elgordo9525]

Bribe some crooked cops, jumped on a private plane, landed in Belize 5 hours later, split the loot and went off to different countries. By the time the detectives were scratching their heads in the vault, everyone was holding their individual bags and on their merry way.

[@he-mansuncle7661]

I doubt that. Most have deep roots in the area.

[@josephandrews8483]

I'm with you,, they got the f outta town!!

[@Trackratz-zl9di]

They arrested one of them in Florida Yesterday

[@he-mansuncle7661]

@@Trackratz-zl9di awesome, I’ll have to look it up. Thanks

[@bukdjath]

So you're in Belize now?

[@Luckywins410]

It was inside job 100% wow

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

Doubtful. Are you not aware of how the plot to any heist works? Do a little research. There was very little security. This was super easy. Anybody inside is already a multimillionaire and wouldn't bite the dirty hands that feed them.

[@user-op6tp3rd8v]

By people you expect to protect you. They cops and military made deals with courts and banks to cover up info.

[@zinazazel9470]

Sounds like a GTA side mission Lmao😂😂😂

[@greenstacks2397]

More like the jewelry heist

[@robertarce-melgosa9775]

Sounds like a payday mission

[@cyt70]

As long as none of the thieves talk and they don’t change their lifestyle they could very well get away with it.

[@dbmgentertainment6332]

They left the country that same day, no way they could stay

[@phenomfacemob1011]

Lol. Lifestyle don't change? Come now

[@Its_crazyadamla]

That place is as secure as the us border 😅😅😅

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

I wonder what the border to heaven will be like?

[@jms7585]

Awesome!

[@he-mansuncle7661]

@@SunnyAquamarine2huge pearly white steel beams.

[@bung1029]

​@@SunnyAquamarine2There's a strict immigration policy and borders are 100% enforced 😉

[@bung1029]

Pretty awesome though

[@scottlucas9551]

Got to admit. Pretty badass.

[@denis4072]

The building hold $30M or possible more and look at the fences in the back while in the front they appear to have a guard. Who in charge of this place?

[@rockyroad-hq7hz]

They should've had cameras and drone surveillance every 30 - 45 mins. They could've seen the hole, while it was being carved out. Isn't security on the inside supposed to do electronic stamps as they do their monitoring rounds on the inside too??

[@lokokrz.gaming]

I have better security at my home than this 😂😂

[@V8_screw_electric_cars]

You mean who was in charge of the place, he ain't working there no more that's for sure lol

[@Western_ENT]

My guess is they try to play LOW PROFILE so nobody would think they have that much money inside. And it's true that NOBODY from outside thought this place had MUCH CASH EITHER, left alone 30M! This must be an INSIDER JOB, no doubt about it!

[@sbsk2526]

Twist to this story: the security guard was paid $1M 💰💰

[@MrMetonicus]

Where is $30 million just laying around?

[@MrMetonicus]

@@whackamole4909 - seriously though. You can't withdraw your money from your bank without giving them notice so they can get the cash together. They should have said it was $60 million. Everyone in it will want a larger cut and they'll reveal themselves during the infighting.

[@alexseidel6196]

That place

[@jesseprice7391]

I've worked in a vault room, just 1 million dollars in hundreds is heavy. This was a teem that new what to do.

[@El.Nigga.]

@@jesseprice7391 full gta squad with a lester on the headset

[@MrMetonicus]

@@jesseprice7391 - and how to get in and where to go

[@YouCanChangeYourWorldToday]

No sensors or alarms?! Someone is getting fired 😂

[@AmericaFirst865]

Is that all

[@YouCanChangeYourWorldToday]

@@AmericaFirst865 I honestly don’t think they’ll find the robbers. Not in these times with all the chaos out there. They already in Mexico long gone. Smdh

[@TheRoyalGroupMen]

I was thinking the same thing like everyone is fired 😂😂😂😂

[@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88]

​@@YouCanChangeYourWorldToday this screams inside job

[@YouCanChangeYourWorldToday]

@@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88 no other way. Who would have that type of information and timing and exact location?! Smdh I’m surprised something like this can still happen in these days and times with all the security technology these days. Negligence and/or inside job. 30 million is enough money to last a lifetime but depends on how many people you can trust and where to hide that much cash. SMH

[@rawx485]

No idea how anyone pulled this off. Crazy. Anyway, party at my new mansion tomorrow night!

[@FreeYourMind590]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@thefox47545]

Hello, I'm the tax man. Just wondering why you didn't pay any taxes on those $30 million?

[@NoahTewolde24]

Feds will be after you now. Seriously 😂 watch your every transaction…

[@weewee9464]

Being criminal can really be richer than someone who goes to school, investing and being a 9-5 working job. I’m starting to think about my life choices.

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

We all should. The world's 25 richest 30 year Olds ALL inherited their money. Meanwhile, I can't even afford insurance and I'm working full time.

[@elstongunn4277]

If you’re gonna go down that path, then choose wisely. Some of those choices lead to a short life.

[@Shastasnow]

@@SunnyAquamarine2I am 30. I got nothing and my mom has made millions. I have to make it myself. 😔

[@sbsk2526]

But the risks, 90% of them end up being caught and sent to Jail

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

@Shastasnow yeah, I'm sure you'll receive nothing when she passes. I'm sure you haven't been provided with the best education and training and whatever else could be bought.

[@ldew2284]

INSIDE JOB, THEY MUST'VE BEEN PLANNING IT 4SURE 😂

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

Anybody inside already has that much money and wouldn't bite the dirty hand that feeds them

[@trollmagnet8265]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Samavery999]

Who leaves 30 Million in cash ANYWHERE other than a bank or locked vault?! That's what's truly insane

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

How does this surprise you? The USA has something like the 20 of the richest 50 people in the world, while 90% of the population doesn't even have $1000 in savings for an emergency. 😊

[@pietrojenkins6901]

Drug cartels do.

[@rellik8746]

Put your money in the bank and the bank robs you!!! Lending all your money out for profit

[@sbsk2526]

Yeah what kind of business was this? They never even said it…

[@389293912]

It was in a vault

[@bethpike3833]

The Grinch stole Easter?!?!!

[@andreherringart]

Trump stole it

[@TheGunVaultOfficial]

Sounds to me like it was payoff money staged to look like a heist. That money got to the hands it was intended, $30M doesn't just get left unguarded in a "secured" facility.

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

That is one of only two good theories the comments have had so far.

[@323citylife]

That easy to steal 30 million?

[@mizzury54]

Who said it was easy?

[@tinypapertiger]

well, you'd need a crack team

[@eviljesus6111]

​@@tinypapertiger team on crack?

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

It IS that easy. Think about the literal TRILLIONS of dollars the USA government has stolen from its poorest 80%, while happily allowing the richest 20% to do whatever they want.

[@tinypapertiger]

@@eviljesus6111 no, not on crack, a crack team -- completley different

[@dannydanix8698]

"Twas the night before easter" guaranteed cash waiting to be taken - Translation: inside connection, providing the critical information.

[@andreherringart]

Trump needed that money

[@drwatson5089]

Politicians at work …

[@user-qg3mb2kv8v]

The feds will be watching every move of every worker in that place they won't be able to fart without them knowing.

[@lisocampos8080]

Are the companies stupid or are the criminals smart?

[@SJSummers01]

❤❤❤❤❤ Both

[@noels9727]

Hollywood probably working on this real life story for a new movie as we speak

[@NPCHSN]

Man said they’ll have a hard time liquidating the cash. It’s liquid, bro. It’s cash.

[@parisattic]

Criminals that can't act as professionals will blow it by "suddenly" making big purchases for themselves, family & friends. The guy that's always a jerk will be the one that gets them busted.

[@Western_ENT]

🤣

[@RobertCook-np9qk]

I'm pretty sure he meant laundered.

[@ajx1994]

​@@parisattic Just like in every heist movie ever made.

[@freespeech.7254]

Now, that amount is worth burning your reputation over in society😂😂

[@kaylarodriguez3321]

If the thieves are watching can I borrow $10000 plse 👀

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

You won't like what you've gotta do to get it

[@goodbyeman]

You took the words right out of my mouth...lol

[@noturmomma]

😂

[@rickymicky272]

How do you liquidate cash? Cash is the liquid😂

[@LWRC]

This was definitely an inside job. 😂😂😂😂

[@georgewbushcenterforintell147]

No reward offers so they know who did it already.

[@LOLO-jj2by]

That gate looks like the fence at my grandma's house back in the day. Pitiful!

[@daboiikev6955]

😂😂😂

[@FURognar]

That was a legit heist. Now the question: did they fight over the money after getting away?

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

I'm hoping it was a Robin hood or anonymous type thing, and they'll give most of it to those of us who need it the most.

[@TheCatD]

@@SunnyAquamarine2 ha ha I doubt it!

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

@TheCatD well, it probably won't go to you or me, but maybe it will go to others who need it.

[@FURognar]

@@SunnyAquamarine2 thats going to fund someones retirement or pay off the mob! LOL

[@monchichis333]

It's Cannabis money, since banks don't allow cash made from cannabis sales, security companies contract with cannabis companies to safely store their cash. This looks like a GTA V heist

[@goodpainlive]

Nice Home Depot chain link fence around the building....

[@sbsk2526]

That was the idea lol to make people think there’s nothing to steal from this place 🤣

[@AaronJ323]

“State of the art security”

[@MythStudios69]

I was working on Easter without holiday pay...while these individuals made pay day out of a holiday 😢

[@user-gx9eh3hl4q]

They gotta split that with Trevor Franklin and Lester😂 this def GTA mission

[@jeepthing98]

SHouldnt be hard to figure out who on the inside is involved. They either quit in the next few days or show up to work in a new Lambo.

[@EXITLlFE]

Yup cuz someone is just going to rob their place of employment for 30m and then just disappear or come to work the next day in a Lambo. Your thought process is likes a child who just saw a 90s movie

[@SJSummers01]

Or ride out another year or two silently, diligently appearing innocent. ;-))

[@walzarozo]

@@SJSummers01thats what i would do

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

Nobody inside would bite the dirty hands feeding them

[@gregsmith1342]

​@@EXITLlFEI would buy lots and lots of McDonald's quarter pounder with cheese, those thangs is delicious!

[@Meeks1102]

if i was them I'd say it was 50million for insurance purposes 😂

[@MatthewMoscotto]

Definitely inside job 😂

[@antonioking2602]

And here I was sitting home just watching Oceans 11😒

[@gusjones9388]

I wouldn't have a hard time "liquidating" that much cash.

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

Your friendly irs agent will be meeting with you in a few months.

[@razamadrid6230]

No wonder my brother pay off his truck.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@laskey2175]

"Money storage facility"? WTH is a bank for?

[@Mike_Davidson]

Could be an inside job? 🤷🏻‍♂️😂😂😂😂

[@robvog8134]

$30M just isn't what it used to be.

[@sbsk2526]

Still you can live off that for the rest of your life

[@breakthecycle5238]

THIS IS REAL NEWS 😂😂😂❤❤❤

[@roachtoasties]

More than likely it's an inside job. The criminals had to have a bunch of inside information. I doubt they would know enough by hacking. $30 million weighs a lot, even if it was all in $100 bills. The haul was probably an assortment of denominations, so maybe it weighed a ton or more. That's assuming it was even $30 million. Given the facility can't secure the place, I don't have much confidence they can count, or accurately know, the money they had.

[@justonemori]

If that were all $100 bills it weights 661 pounds.

[@chefjosue9307]

6 to 8 trips ? Back and forth to the truck ?

[@stevegonzales527]

This happened on Easter Sunday and barely coming up? Yea forget it they won’t even bother unless it’s newsom’s tax money for his pockets

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

Who's Newsome?

[@gridironmultiverse]

“30 SECONDS” ahh heist

[@xavierfischer6618]

Good job guys, 👏👏👏 Congratulations to y'all success! Courage over everything!!

[@feistygrandma2636]

😮 that was a inside job period

[@markdais8318]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤The money is right there in plain sight right in the trailer park look for it😂😂😂😂

[@tonyamurray6410]

Damnnnnn I'm hurting like a 600lb episode and they done made off with 30 million dam dam dam in my Florida Evans voice 😂😳😢😢😂

[@grow4profit]

This gotta be the biggest heist in USA History....30 million??!!!!!!! Insane

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

Not even close.

[@grow4profit]

@@SunnyAquamarine2 whitch one was? Damnn

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

@grow4profit the info is out there and it's not that difficult to find. But it's kinda depressing. So look for it if you want to know, or don't. It's up to you.

[@grow4profit]

@@SunnyAquamarine2 I love it it's interesting

[@rawhiderandy]

Employee helped no doubt, inside knowledge.

[@xKalphax]

100 mill in Jewelery 30 mill in cash 130 mill in assets

[@montoyagamer1animations]

Rank: Unseen Burglars

[@wturber]

It was the cops. Civil Asset Forfeiture.

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

Best theory yet.

[@TurboCarlos]

But why bust through the side and make it look like a heist? When they seize assets they do knock warrants

[@wturber]

@@TurboCarlos Rookie cops?

[@nathanboswell5302]

Somebody living real good right now 😊😊😊

[@disguisessalt8031]

Any cash business is a target for both organized, and random crime

[@maryelizabeth8058]

What a really secure looking fence seriously??? I could jump over that fence and I'm an old lady.... are there security cameras outside? isn't there an alarm that will go off this is ridiculous certainly an inside job... you don't just cut a hole in the side of a building and gently take 30 million out cash without knowing a lot about the building the security team ect....you better move faster on this one because these guys could get away with it😢😢

[@OCMike]

Can just about buy a house here in California with all that cash

[@eviljesus6111]

Depends where of course, in Tulare you can buy several nice ones lmao

[@eviljesus6111]

Otherwise just a down payment in Santa Monica

[@daigomori7374]

It's not easy because that type of purchase would be reported to the IRS

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

Almost

[@juliandasilva8333]

Early retirement.

[@yaboobay8639]

How does this not even surprise me anymore 😂

[@melissawilliams9061]

Now if the government keep tabs on us having 800 in savings how in the heck they able to have 30million?

[@KrOnIc343]

My thoughts on this: why couldnt have i thought of this?

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

Right? I think I'm too honest. And how sad is it to think of oneself as too honest? This world it's a living hell.

[@maryfaye1327]

This certainly appears to be an inside job🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄. A stranger wouldn't even know that this type of money is held there in that building. And they certainly had to know the exact location of the money in that building to move that amount of money. With all of the security systemsset up in that place . Only the people that work there would have all of that information.🙄🙄🙄🙄🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 Allegedly 🤔🤨🤨🤔🤔

[@sbsk2526]

Yes they need to question everyone that works and even worked there. Someone knows something.

[@gman3451]

Maybe use a bank to help manage your cash instead of some yokels in a warehouse on the outskirts of town 😂

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

Or maybe don't launder money

[@theanonymousproductions]

Maybe you don’t have 10 of millions of dollars laying around😂

[@MackWaring]

If Trump were president of the US, this would have never happened!

[@EdwardTeach01]

10% held by H for the Big Guy.

[@josephrohland5604]

"I didn't take it."

[@MrBlpete]

How do they not have 24 hour manned security at a facility like that?

[@harryvoigt5217]

The guy who said he didn’t know there was that much cash there. Is the one you need to question.

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

All right, you are now on the list of people they will question. Don't you know how dirty money works? You take the money they pay (which is really decent for how little you do), and you don't pay attention to what they are doing with anything.

[@sbsk2526]

Why would they tell the security guard there’s 30 million in there? I doubt they would release that info

[@sydneychilufya8129]

May there lives change forever, Amen

[@davedavid7061]

Look for the guys buying new Cadillacs and fur coats

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

That would be the people who were laundering the money in the first place.

[@edmorse3529]

Doesn't matter Gascon won't prosecute them

[@jw427]

That's about 660 lbs if it was all in $100 bills. As far as transport goes, very doable. I'd have a car to Mexico waiting, then a boat to the South Pacific. With that kind of money you could disappear. Often times though, the perps plan and commit, but fail to have an exit strategy.

[@greg-eh4de]

Anyone think it was the people at the mobile homes 🤣

[@spunn_co]

oh i remeber the 100 mil in jewls ..and they still have not got them . thats a hone run

[@DeadlyKiller54]

damn, rockstar somehow told the future in GTA 5. first the jewely heist, now this. crazy.

[@ShawtyNic404]

That trailer park instantly made me think about "Masterminds" the movie. Lololol

[@richardgomez2637]

You know everyone is working for now on Easter Sunday lol 😂

[@kiritodragneel3612]

Dam straight out of gta v dam i know who did it!!! Trevor! Franklin? And Michael!

[@patrickreilly7256]

Central America. $$$.

[@joeshmoe8952]

No other country has nothing do with this heist.

[@PLP357]

The guards got them in and split the cash😂

[@lanzortiz3199]

Somebody make a movie about this. 😂

[@michaelguy1125]

Goodfellas 2

[@PacificForage]

The money resurrected itself.

[@czconnoisseur354]

Bills going up

[@JoseGonzalez-jl8zb]

30m is crazy!

[@acenavarro7314]

first why do they have that money in the building, money collected should automatically be deposited by bank hours

[@pillbertdidit]

Next to a mobile home park😮😲, imagine living in the mobile home and seeing the bank trucks warehouse😮 is across the street 😂

[@2011woodlands]

" for me, the action is the juice "

[@randygilbert4577]

Where were Joe and hunter?

[@journeydodge5812]

Sounds like an inside Job. If he work there and did not know MONEY was in the Facility, it had to be someone that knew the operations.

[@DemarcusQ]

The criminals better hope they don’t discover it’s an inside job that’s way easier to catch. None the less $30Mil best believe they’re gonna use all their skills to find out every detail. They gonna want their money back.

[@davediamond9436]

trump in need of cash

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

Except it would be his cronies. The antichrist never does any work.

[@Anonymous-qr8lk]

I'm sure if anyone had easy access to 30 million dollars, they will take it. That's like having a winning lottery ticket and say I'm not about to cash out 😂