Los Angeles police responded to a reported home invasion at actress Monet Mazur’s Hollywood Hills residence Saturday night, after a “hot prowl burglary” call came in before 11:30 p.m. indicating the suspects were still on scene, officials confirmed to Fox News Digital.
Authorities said at least one victim was inside the residence when the suspects attempted to gain entry, but the suspects fled before officers arrived.
“At least one victim was inside the residence when the suspects attempted to gain entry. The suspects fled the scene before officers arrived.”
According to The Post, Mazur, 50, spotted three people dressed in black and wearing ski masks on her security cameras and reportedly confronted them before they could enter her two-bedroom, $1.5 million property, prompting the group to flee. Images from the scene reportedly showed pepper spray visible on the doormat outside the home, per The Post.
TMZ offered a different account, reporting that Mazur’s alarm was triggered when the suspects tried to open her front door, and that no one confronted them and nothing was taken.
Los Angeles police said officers searched the area but did not locate any suspects, and no suspect description was available. No injuries were reported, and officers completed a burglary report. Mazur’s representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
The incident adds to a string of high-profile break-ins targeting public figures’ homes in recent months. Last month, Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, 29, told TikTok followers her Chicago home was burglarized earlier this year, with three suspects allegedly stealing her Porsche GTS, which police later recovered. Biles and her husband, Jonathan Owens, subsequently got a Doberman Pinscher to bolster their home security.
Security Experts Point to Dogs — and Social Media Habits
Stephen Scott, a U.S. Army veteran and founder of Scott’s K9, told Fox News Digital that professionally trained protection dogs can give homeowners a critical head start during a break-in.
“A protection dog in a situation of a home break-in, they’re gonna hear way before you, they’re gonna smell way before you. The biggest thing that they’re going to do is they’re going to buy you a lot of time.”
Scott said a trained dog will begin barking at the sight or sound of an intruder, giving homeowners precious moments to react. “They’re gonna go to where the person’s coming through the door,” he said. “It’s gonna give you a chance to grab the kids, grab a gun, or call 911 … these dogs definitely buy you a sense of time.”
Scott also pointed to a less obvious vulnerability: oversharing on social media. “They post everything online when they’re gone from the house, what time, what their schedule is,” he said. “‘Oh, going to drop Joey off at school at 7:45. Gotta go back, go on an errand.’ That’s probably the biggest thing that we’ve seen an increase in is just online and everyone posting a picture of where they’re at. Everyone knows when they’re gone.”
