Four men visiting from Northern California were targeted by armed robbers in the Beverly Crest neighborhood Wednesday morning.
The crime occurred at about 1:35 a.m. in the 2400 block of Coldwater Canyon Drive, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. No injuries were reported, police said.
One detective told Fox11 that it was part of a “very brazen and disturbing crime trend.”
The four victims were visiting Los Angeles for a birthday celebration and staying at an Airbnb rental property. They left a restaurant around 1:30 a.m. in the Beverly Grove area and told police they felt they were being followed.
They say they spotted a luxury SUV following them and didn’t go directly to their rental property. Instead, they drove until they said they lost the SUV following them, then returned to the Airbnb.
However, when the victims parked their car in the driveway and got out, they say they were robbed by three suspects armed with guns. The suspects stole the property they had on them in the driveway, and proceeded to take the four men into the home at gunpoint.
Fox11 is reporting that the robbers stole about $75,000 worth of belongings including cash, luxury watches and designer clothes.
Police did not provide a description of the suspects. Detectives from the LAPD’s Robbery-Homicide Division are investigating the robbery.