LAPD arrests serial burglar after Beverlywood break-in – NBC Los Angeles

A person who was arrested after breaking into a house in Beverlywood earlier this week is linked to about 25 burglaries within the metropolis of Los Angeles, together with 14 within the San Fernando Valley, police stated Thursday.

The suspect was recognized as 22-year-old Kevin Diaz of Los Angeles, who belongs to a South American theft group, based on the Los Angeles Police Division.

He was arrested following a scorching prowl housebreaking within the 1500 block of Rexford Drive on Monday, the LAPD stated. Police say the resident was house on the time and locked himself inside a toilet the place he known as 911.

A stranger pressured his approach right into a household’s house in a single day in Beverlywood. Lauren Coronado reviews for the NBC4 Information at 6 a.m. on Might 5, 2026. 

When officers arrived, they discovered the entrance door open and noticed a person carrying a black hoodie and black pants inside. The suspect took off however was later present in a neighbor’s yard down the road, police stated.

After a brief pursuit, Diaz was taken into custody and booked on a first-degree residential housebreaking cost, based on the division. His bail was set at $50,000.

Police didn’t present particular particulars concerning the incidents Diaz is believed to be linked to, however stated the crimes occurred in a number of divisions, together with West LA, Olympic, Southwest, Devonshire, Mission and West Valley.

Final month, LAPD sources instructed NBC4 Investigates the current sequence of break-ins and burglaries within the Valley seems to be linked to organized teams behind crimes as far south as San Diego and as far north because the Bay Space. The sources additionally stated worldwide housebreaking crews had been turning into extra energetic once more with extremely organized heists.

The investigation is ongoing.