Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was recently in the news because she is asking wealthy residents of the city to help pay for housing for homeless people. When it comes to American cities, LA has a bigger problem than many others.
In an ultimate twist of irony, the mayor’s home was just invaded. The suspect is in custody.
The New York Post reports:
LA Mayor Karen Bass’ home broken into while people were inside, suspect in custodyA suspect was arrested after breaking into Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ home early Sunday morning.The Los Angeles Police Department said at about 6:40 a.m., an individual smashed a window to break into Getty House while people were inside.Getty House is Bass’ official home, and is located on South Irving Boulevard in Windsor Square, nearly five miles west of Los Angeles City Hall.When officers arrived, they apprehended the suspect without incident.Police also said nobody was injured during the incident, adding that the investigation was ongoing.The incident comes as crime continues to rise amid the LA district attorney’s soft-on-crime approach to court cases.Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón barred prosecutors from pursuing advanced punishments for gang members.
Here’s a video report from NBC News in Los Angeles:
Here’s an interesting detail not reported above. When the man broke into her home, Bass fled to a safe room.
Los Angeles Magazine reported:
Mayor Karen Bass Home Broken Into By Dangerous Felon Over the WeekendA former Massachusetts man with a violent criminal history smashed through the glass doors of the Getty House, the official home of Mayor Karen Bass, early Sunday morning, as she and her family slept inside.Ephraim Hunter, 29, allegedly broke into the Windsor Square home around 6:40 a.m. where Bass was with several members of her family, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The terrifying incident forced the mayor to flee to a safe room built inside the home as the intruder made his way to a second floor in the house where her family’s bedrooms are, two LAPD sources told LA Mag.
It’s a good thing for Bass that she is the mayor.
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