Homeowners in a Porter Ranch neighborhood are still worried after two break-ins in their gated community last week.
“I don’t feel safe anymore,” said a homeowner who wished to remain anonymous.
She said she never imagined her gated community would be broken into.
“I feel violated,” she said. “You know this is our safety net, your home.”
The homeowner said burglars broke in through the glass back door last Tuesday while no one was home. She said the break-in changed everything in the gated community she has called home for the past decade.
“I think it’s a false sense of security,” she said.
She said someone had broken into another home in the community, but the burglars saw someone was home and left.
“There was a child in the house when they broke in,” she said. “They realized someone was home and they left.”
At her home, she said, the thieves made off with jewelry, designer bags and a safe. She said the items they stole weighed more than 100 pounds. Her neighbor caught one of the thieves on camera. The homeowner believes the thief climbed over the fence from a nearby canyon.
Neighbors are taking extra precautions to stay safe.
“Even though you’re in a gated community, you still have to be aware,” she said. “You have to lock your doors. You have to set your security systems or alarms — communicate with your neighbors.”
