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CTV News
10 hours ago
- CTV News
A woman's house in California was burglarized so many times that even bears went in
MAGALIA, Calif. — Prosecutors say a woman's home in a remote area of northern California was so badly damaged by a series of burglaries that bears were able to get inside, causing additional destruction that compounded her financial losses. The Butte County District Attorney's Office said it filed burglary charges over the past week against 11 people for the break-ins at the home of a 64-year-old woman outside Magalia. The homeowner first reported a burglary in April 2024, authorities said. That was followed by a series of additional intrusions that drove her from her home. With the house being empty, bears went inside. Along with the 11 suspects, Butte County prosecutors said, another five suspects have been tentatively identified and charges against them are pending. Five of the 11 were still in the county jail as of early Saturday, all facing a burglary charge. Others have posted bail or were released on their own recognizance, according to the district attorney's statement. Ten are residents of Magalia, while the other is from nearby Paradise. Magalia is about 92 miles (148 kilometres) north of Sacramento in a region of vast national forests. The woman's home is in the Lovelock area, just north of Magalia. The Associated Press
Asharq Al-Awsat
10 hours ago
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Woman's House in California Was Burglarized so Many Times that Even Bears Went in
Prosecutors say a woman's home in a remote area of northern California was so badly damaged by a series of burglaries that bears were able to get inside, causing additional destruction that compounded her financial losses. The Butte County District Attorney's Office said it filed burglary charges over the past week against 11 people for the break-ins at the home of a 64-year-old woman outside Magalia. The homeowner first reported a burglary in April 2024, authorities said. That was followed by a series of additional intrusions that drove her from her home. With the house being empty, bears went inside, The Associated Press reported. Along with the 11 suspects, Butte County prosecutors said, another five suspects have been tentatively identified and charges against them are pending. Five of the 11 were still in the county jail as of early Saturday, all facing a burglary charge. Others have posted bail or were released on their own recognizance, according to the district attorney's statement. Ten are residents of Magalia, while the other is from nearby Paradise. Magalia is about 92 miles (148 kilometers) north of Sacramento in a region of vast national forests. The woman's home is in the Lovelock area, just north of Magalia.
Washington Post
11 hours ago
- Washington Post
A woman's house in California was burglarized so many times that even bears went in
MAGALIA, Calif. — Prosecutors say a woman's home in a remote area of northern California was so badly damaged by a series of burglaries that bears were able to get inside, causing additional destruction that compounded her financial losses. The Butte County District Attorney's Office said it filed burglary charges over the past week against 11 people for the break-ins at the home of a 64-year-old woman outside Magalia.
Associated Press
11 hours ago
- Associated Press
A woman's house in California was burglarized so many times that even bears went in
MAGALIA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors say a woman's home in a remote area of northern California was so badly damaged by a series of burglaries that bears were able to get inside, causing additional destruction that compounded her financial losses. The Butte County District Attorney's Office said it filed burglary charges over the past week against 11 people for the break-ins at the home of a 64-year-old woman outside Magalia. The homeowner first reported a burglary in April 2024, authorities said. That was followed by a series of additional intrusions that drove her from her home. With the house being empty, bears went inside. Along with the 11 suspects, Butte County prosecutors said, another five suspects have been tentatively identified and charges against them are pending. Five of the 11 were still in the county jail as of early Saturday, all facing a burglary charge. Others have posted bail or were released on their own recognizance, according to the district attorney's statement. Ten are residents of Magalia, while the other is from nearby Paradise. Magalia is about 92 miles (148 kilometers) north of Sacramento in a region of vast national forests. The woman's home is in the Lovelock area, just north of Magalia.
CBS News
a day ago
- CBS News
11 charged in California burglary spree that left home so damaged, bears moved in
Eleven people were charged in connection with a series of burglaries at a Northern California residence that resulted in so much damage to the home that bears were able to enter it, officials said Friday. Butte County's District Attorney's Office said first-degree residential burglary charges were filed against the group of nearly a dozen suspects accused of repeatedly targeting a 64-year-old woman's home in the small community of Magalia. The first reported incident happened on April 17, 2024, the district attorney's office said. This was followed by more burglaries that occurred so frequently that the woman stayed away from her home, in fear that the burglars would find her there upon returning. The Magalia home sustained so much damage that multiple bears were able to access the inside, causing even more damage. The eleven people charged were: Sean Anthony Crua, 43, of Magalia Nicholas Brown, 37, of Magalia Mary Ricca, 59, of Magalia Sefo Sipa, 37, of Paradise Gavin Dominguez-Feathers, 25, of Magalia Joey Kupiheanapeahi, 42, of Magalia Breanna Maier, 32, of Magalia Michael Barnett, 29, of Magalia Matthew Bacon, 44, of Magalia Lindsey McLaughlin, 37, of Magalia and Kayla Goebel, 34, of Magalia. Crua, Maier, Dominguez-Feathers, and Kupiheanapeahi all remain in custody of the Butte County Jail with bail set at $50,000, the district attorney's office said. Brown posted bail and the rest were released on their own recognizance, despite prosecutors objecting. All are expected back in court for further arraignment on July 9 and 10.
