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It seems like important personal items would be fairly secure if they were stored in a 500-pound safe inside your home, right? Not so much. KTLA reports that homeowners in Hollywood found this out the very hard way on March 16 when burglars broke into their house on the 200 block of S. Highland at about 8:20 p.m., located their 500-pound vault, and dragged it out on a rug.
In addition to important documents, the safe had $10 million worth of jewelry and cash inside.
Authorities believe that in order to get in, the robbers scaled a security fence and break through a glass door.