On Easter Sunday, a seasoned crew of thieves orchestrated a sophisticated heist at the GardaWorld facility in Sylmar, Los Angeles, making off with a staggering sum of approximately $30 million. The audacious theft remained undetected until the following morning.
Officer David Cuellar informed CNS that the heist occurred on Easter Sunday, but the exact location within the Sylmar area remains undisclosed.
Indeed, the GardaWorld facility in Sylmar serves as a hub for managing cash on behalf of multiple businesses in the area.
The FBI and LAPD are investigating after thieves stole up to $30 million on Easter Sunday from a money storage facility in what appears to be the largest cash heist in Los Angeles history. https://t.co/1xsQ6eqW8s pic.twitter.com/tCyl2hiFth
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) April 4, 2024
As per The LA Times, the knowledge of the cash stored at the GardaWorld facility in Sylmar was limited to a select few. This intriguing detail suggests that the audacious heist was orchestrated by seasoned burglars—individuals well-versed in the art of stealth and cunning.
The thieves executed their plan with such stealth that the safe displayed no evidence of a break-in from the exterior. Astonishingly, the business operators remained oblivious until they unlocked the safe on Monday, Added The Los Angeles Times.
There were no signs of a break-in—the safe showed no external evidence of tampering. The operators of the business remained unaware until they opened the vault on Monday.
On Wednesday, surveillance footage captured a gaping hole in the side of the GardaWorld facility building, accompanied by a pile of debris nearby. However, it remains unclear whether this damage was directly related to the audacious heist that took place on Easter Sunday.
According to Cmdr. Elaine Morales of the Los Angeles Police Department, this audacious heist ranks among the largest in Los Angeles history and surpasses all of the region’s armored-car thefts.
Remarkably, it outpaces even the daring Brink’s big rig robbery that occurred nearly two years prior, where up to $100 million worth of jewels and other valuables were stolen from a Southern California truck stop.
Indeed, the perpetrators remain at large, and the case remains an unsolved mystery. Despite the efforts of law enforcement agencies, the audacious heist continues to baffle investigators, leaving us all wondering about the elusive masterminds behind this daring escapade.
