Crime & Safety

Palos Verdes Estates Woman Confronts Burglars

A Palos Verdes Estates woman arrived home to find two burglars at her house, triggering a land and air search.

A resident arrived home as two burglars were leaving her Palos Verdes Estates residence today, but they got away despite a ground and air search, police said.

The Via Almar resident called police about 1:30 p.m., said Sgt. Tony Gonzalez of the Palos Verdes Estates Police Department.

Officers set up a perimeter and a Hawthorne Police Department helicopter joined the search for the suspects, described as two young men wearing dark clothing, but they were not found, Gonzalez said.

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Some unspecified items were found to be missing from the home, he said.

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