L.A.-area home burglarized for $10M in goods

(AP) SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Somewhere, a burglar is living in luxury after the score of a lifetime. And police are trying to bring his life of bling to an end.

A vacationer recently returned to his home in Santa Monica to find a thief had made off with more than a dozen works of art, five luxury watches with makers like Patek and Breitling, wine, cash and a red Porsche Carrera.

CBS affiliate KCBS in Los Angeles reports among the artwork stolen were pieces by Piet Mondrian, Joseph Cornell, Guy Rose and Richard Diebenkorn.

Police said in a statement Wednesday that the take totals more than $10 million. The burglar struck between Sept. 12 at 3 p.m. and Sept. 13 at 8:00 p.m.

Police released pictures of the art, and are offering a $1,000 reward for tips leading to arrests. They gave out no information on possible suspects.

[venusvegasvada]

There's that damn GOP 47% again, screwing over the Rich guy.

So Thurston Howell comes back from vacation and finds 10 million gone and puts up a 1,000 reward. I guess he was not only too cheap to have an alarm system but to put up any kind of reward too.

No, he's not disconnected. No way.

[Slim2471]

Thanks, CBS, for giving us a picture of a picture of thumbnails of the paintings. That is so helpful in identifying the paintings. It would help if we could enlarge the pictures. Until then, I will keep my eyes peeled for paintings the size of iPhone app icons.

[Makesyawonder]

TIME TO CALL MITTENS...he will use his MAGIC UNDERWEAR to help find the perp. When times are tough, and danger is near...call a PREPPY,
they have all the answers.

[sprankles]

Leave it to a bleeding heart liberal to turn this "newsworthy" story into something political. California is drifting further and further into the abyss...

For the record: you sound stupid.

[Jonathan5761]

A $1.000 reward for $10 million in goods, doesn't look like they want their stuff back.

[PianoManNotReally]

@Transatlantique, because someone didn't know the artist who inspired the Partridge Family bus, we should teach art appreciation? Seriously? Maybe you can make us all some art appreciation flashcards.

[wizardlady]

Inside joy!