California police recover swag from mansion party

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LA HABRA HEIGHTS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have recovered ahuge haul of high-end swag that
thieves snagged during a party at anempty mansion — including armor, shields and a stuffed snow leopardworth
$250,000.The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says15 teenagers were arrested Wednesday in connection
with last month’sparty in La Habra Heights. Officials say it was planned on social mediaand held without the
homeowner’s knowledge.According toinvestigators, partygoers entered through a window that was pried
open,then trashed the place and stole several pricey items including designersuits and jewelry. The combined
theft and damages totaled more than $1million.Sheriff’s Lt. Arthur Scott tells the Los Angeles Timesthat the
suspected leopard thief had no idea how valuable the mountedcat was and grabbed it "because all the
good stuff was gone."Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be
published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.LA HABRA HEIGHTS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have recovered
ahuge haul of high-end swag that thieves snagged during a party at anempty mansion — including armor,
shields and a stuffed snow leopardworth $250,000.The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says15
teenagers were arrested Wednesday in connection with last month’sparty in La Habra Heights. Officials say it
was planned on social mediaand held without the homeowner’s knowledge.According toinvestigators, partygoers
entered through a window that was pried open,then trashed the place and stole several pricey items including
designersuits and jewelry. The combined theft and damages totaled more than $1million.Sheriff’s Lt. Arthur
Scott tells the Los Angeles Timesthat the suspected leopard thief had no idea how valuable the mountedcat
was and grabbed it "because all the good stuff was gone."Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All
rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.

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