Suspect arrested after break-in at Los Angeles mayor’s home, police say

LOS ANGELES — An intruder smashed a window to break into Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ home early Sunday, officials said.

The intruder broke in at about 6:40 a.m. local time, her office said in a statement.

Bass and her family were home at the time but were not injured, the statement said.

Los Angeles police said the person smashed a window at Getty House, the mayor’s official residence, to enter the building while it was occupied.

The suspect, a 29-year-old man, was arrested without incident and charged with burglary, police said. He was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail.

The investigation is ongoing, police said.

Bass “is grateful to LAPD for responding and arresting the suspect,” the statement from her office said.

Getty House in Los Angeles in 2020.Mark Stout / Alamy Stock Photo / Alamy

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