Posted on 01/17/2025 6:23:18 AM PST by Red Badger
Hall of Fame tennis player Pam Shriver said Thursday that her car containing major trophies was stolen overnight from a Marina del Rey, California, hotel where she had fled to escape the Pacific Palisades fire.
Shriver said the Dodge Durango Hellcat, which she discovered was missing around 7:30 a.m. Thursday from the Marina del Rey DoubleTree parking lot, held five US Open trophies, five French Open plates and one Australian Open trophy. She said the trophies were in the car after she removed them from her house.
"I was just starting to take things out to pack them in the car, and I was like, 'Where's the car?'" said Shriver, who's also an ESPN tennis analyst.
She then discovered broken glass in the parking lot.
The vehicle also held family photos that a passerby found around 9 a.m. in South L.A. and reported to the photographer whose contact information was printed on the back of a photo.
Shriver said she and her son went to the police station to file a report and that detectives are looking for her vehicle. ESPN requested the report from police, but it was not immediately available.
Shriver said she and her family found a new hotel to stay at later Thursday.
Shriver said that on Jan. 7, the day the Palisades flames erupted, she had reserved rooms at the DoubleTree for her housekeeper, family friends and pets who were in her canyon-area Brentwood home. When Shriver returned from a Hawai'i vacation the following Friday, she joined them at the hotel after gathering some belongings from her home. Her three adult children have each stayed in the hotel with her at some point.
Shriver was scheduled to attend the Australian Open for ESPN after her Hawai'i trip but returned to the L.A. area because of the fires.
Shriver's Brentwood home is unscathed, but she remains in temporary shelter until heating and power are restored. She said she has been appalled by the looting following the fires.
"Now, my family's a victim of a crime, too," Shriver said. "It's really sad on so many levels that when people are at their lowest and in their most difficult times, people are doing things like this."
look on eBay.
“””Dodge Durango Hellcat, which she discovered was missing around 7:30 a.m. Thursday from the Marina del Rey DoubleTree parking lot, held five US Open trophies, five French Open plates and one Australian Open trophy”””
I would think the trophies could easily be recreated by the sponsors, so no big loss there.
Now, the Hellcat is another story.
It’s when people are at their lowest that democrats are most happy.
Sorry, but you left your home, it appears it was not the best government plan for many people,
> “It’s really sad on so many levels that when people are at their lowest and in their most difficult times, people are doing things like this.” <
Sad, yes indeed. But it should not be unexpected.
I have no idea who Ms. Shriver votes for. But she, her friends, and her neighbors should make a list of all the politicians who run her state and her city.
Then put a D or an R after each name. A pattern will emerge.
Totally unrelated side point: If you park at a hotel in a sketchy area, it might be a good idea to disconnect the main spark plug cable. Don’t remove it, just disconnect it. Your car won’t be going anywhere.
That is one helluva car!...................
Liberals turned California into a third world s^*thole
Your house is about to be burned down. What do you grab when running out the door?
Trophies?
*sigh*
You can’t leave ANYTHING in a car parked at at motel, etc.
I realize that crime can happen anywhere - but isn’t Marina del Rey one of the safer nicer California cities?
>>>Liberals turned California into a third world s^*thole>>>
Yeah, Trump may have to apologize to the @#$%hole countries he talked about a few years ago after witnessing what one of his own states has become. California is making them look pretty good about now........:)
Especially if it’s a HELLCAT......................
I hate thieves as much as pedos. In a better time we hanged horse thieves, too bad we became civilized.
SO true
I have watched those PIT maneuver videos and the Hellcat makes it very difficult for the cops to catch.
Right, the hellcat is the real loss. I guess she should sue Exxon.
What criminal would think to break into hotel parking lots for valuables during an evacuation. Insider jobs at hotel parking lots are quite common.some people are to stupid to care.Californians shouldn’t have waited to the last minute to leave.
Most cars in CA are mobile storage units now. Filled with everyone’s identity paperwork jewelry and prized possessions.They need to get out of CA.
They need to secure their elections.
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