Police are searching for four burglary suspects who smashed their way into a West Los Angeles bakery Thursday morning.
The suspects drove up to Bibi’s Bakery & Cafe at 8928 West Pico Blvd. in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood at 2:30 a.m.
Surveillance footage showed the hooded thieves using a hammer to shatter the glass front door before quickly running inside.
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Surveillance footage captured a suspect using a tool to pry open a cash drawer at Bibi’s Bakery and Cafe in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood on May 1, 2025. (Bibi’s Bakery and Cafe) -
Surveillance footage captured a suspect emptying the tip jar during a burglary at Bibi’s Bakery and Cafe in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood on May 1, 2025. (Bibi’s Bakery and Cafe) -
The four hooded suspects fled the scene in a black sedan on May 1, 2025. (Bibi’s Bakery and Cafe) -
The front door was shattered during a break-in at Bibi’s Bakery and Cafe on May 1, 2025. (Bibi’s Bakery and Cafe) -
Bibi’s Bakery and Cafe located at 8928 West Pico Blvd. in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles. (KTLA) -
The front door was shattered during a break-in at Bibi’s Bakery and Cafe on May 1, 2025. (Bibi’s Bakery and Cafe)
They were seen using a tool to pry open a cash drawer and a safe, but were ultimately unsuccessful.
“They ended up taking the tips that were on the counter, so maybe it was $50 worth of tips that we had accumulated,” said owner Dan Messinger.
After emptying the tip jar, they fled the shop in a black sedan before police arrived at the scene.
Employees who arrived at the bakery around the same time heard the security alarm ringing and immediately called the shop’s owner.
“They said, ‘We just went to the front. The door’s busted and they took money,’” Messinger recalled.
Although he is left cleaning up the mess and covering the replacement cost of his front door, Messinger said he’s grateful that nobody was injured during the break-in.
“A silver lining of today has been the support of the community,” he said. “It does make me feel good inside to know that we have their support. “
Anyone with information on the case can call the Los Angeles Police Department at 1-877-527-3247.