Broad Daylight Brentwood Break-In Attempt Sends Chills Through LA Neighborhood
It was 8:41 on a Monday night. A family was home. And three strangers in black were at the front door with a crowbar.
This was not a break-in that happened while the house was empty. The family was inside when it started. That changes everything about how this story should be read.
The House on Montana Avenue
On May 18, 2026, three suspects dressed in all black used a crowbar to smash the glass of the front patio door of a residence on Montana Avenue in Brentwood and entered the home.
What most news reports left out: a female tenant inside was physically held down by the neck by two of the suspects before they released her unharmed…