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Monrovia Burger Basket Closes After Burglary at Owners’ Home Steals $140,000, Heirlooms

Community fundraising has begun to help the family recover.

Overview

  • Security video from late March shows masked intruders climbing through a bathroom window and removing a bedroom lockbox.
  • The owners say the box held $140,000 in cash they had saved for retirement along with treasured family heirlooms.
  • Monrovia police said four men took gold, jewelry, and other valuables, and the case remains active with no arrests announced.
  • Burger Basket is closed indefinitely as the family recovers, and a sign at the shop says one owner is hospitalized from stress.
  • Neighbors have launched a GoFundMe, and the family says the burglars fled in a gray Nissan Rogue with stolen plates and urges anyone with tips to call detectives.