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Police Probe Studio City Bear-Spray Attack in Daytime Burglary Wave

Detectives are reviewing photos, video evidence, a reported plate from the encounter.

Overview

  • Two masked men broke into a home on the 4200 block of Denny Avenue around noon Friday after homeowners watching their cameras texted neighbor Steve Calabro.
  • Calabro says one suspect blasted him with bear spray as they fled, and he photographed the pair and a white Kia sedan with blacked-out windows with the plate he reported as 9JZZ583.
  • LAPD says officers responded to reports of a burglary and assault with a deadly weapon and opened an investigation that includes the images provided.
  • Police report no arrests in the Studio City case, and detectives are still assessing possible ties to other recent break-ins across the region.
  • The incident fits a weeks-long pattern of organized, daytime hits in the San Fernando Valley that triggered extra patrols and mobile license-plate readers, and police urge residents to save video for investigators rather than confront suspects.