Crime & Safety

Malibu Resident Targeted In Armed Robbery Rallies Community To Fight Back Against Rising Crime Rates

Joanne Mosconi created a website with the goal of helping her community start fighting back against crime.


MALIBU (CBSLA) — After her home was targeted in an armed robbery on March 16, Joanne Mosconi is taking matters into her own hands, rallying other members of her community together to fight back against rising crime rates across Southern California.

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The original incident unfolded just before 9 p.m. Wednesday, after Joanne and her husband returned home from dinner with friends, when they left the house again briefly, leaving her behind to get ready for bed.

“I went into my bedroom, I was exhausted,” she said, detailing the moment where she realized what was happening. “I started hearing noises around my house. I thought it was an earthquake, because the noises I started hearing were doors shaking.”

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