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Police Search for Masked Men After Hollywood Hills Home Invasion Strangles Elderly Woman

Detectives say a large amount of cash and jewelry was stolen.

Overview

  • LAPD officers arrived just before 8:30 p.m. Thursday to the 8500 block of Lookout Mountain Avenue and found a woman in her mid-70s assaulted and strangled, with her condition not disclosed.
  • Police say masked men in dark hoodies broke in, confronted the resident, demanded money and jewelry, and then fled in a white sedan described as a Honda Accord.
  • Investigators report that cash and jewelry were taken and believe the haul was large.
  • The suspects remain at large as a search continues and the LAPD Robbery-Homicide Division takes over the investigation.
  • The home is near Wonderland Elementary School, a detail noted to alert nearby residents as detectives ask the public to stay aware.