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Former tennis star Pam Shriver revealed on Saturday that her Grand Slam trophies and her vehicle were stolen after she evacuated her home due to the wildfires that have occurred. Los Angeles devastated.
Shriver said FOX 11 Los Angeles was evacuated from Brentwood to a hotel in Marina Del Ray when the Palisades Fire broke out nearly two weeks ago. It offered a bleak view of how he feels about the city in the wake of all the chaos that has unfolded.
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Pam Shriver, present as coach of Donna Vekic, on day nine of the championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, July 9, 2024. (Susan Mullane-USA Today Sports)
“Right now in Los Angeles it’s hard to feel safe because of natural disasters, fires and crime,” he said. “I spent the first 38 years in Baltimore. Since then, I’ve spent 30 years here. I’m thinking about what my next community will be where I’ll feel safe.”
Shriver explained to KTLA on Friday that he was trying to get back to a “normal routine” when he noticed his Dodge Durango was missing.
He said the trophies were in the back of the truck.
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Pam Shriver during the 1981 US Open at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City, September 10, 1982. (Lou Capozzola-USA Today Network)
“To the people who are doing this, come on man,” he said. he told the station. “We have to come together. We have to do things like the way you see people donating, the way you see first responders, how they are pushing this. Let’s all feel a sense of community and help the people of Altadena and Pacific Palisades .Come on, let’s do the right thing.
“This is not the time to cause people even more stress or more worry and more lack of confidence.”
Looting has been a major problem as firefighters work to contain the infernos. Authorities have arrested at least a dozen people in connection with looting and fires.
California Governor Gavin Newsom called to plunder in fire evacuation zones is a felony after Southern California prosecutors urged him to impose harsher penalties, Fox News Digital previously reported.
“Preying on the most vulnerable people is despicable, these criminals are among the worst types,” Newsom said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital on Thursday afternoon.
The devastation of the Palisades Fire is seen at dusk in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
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Newsom said that “looting has never been legal here” and that it “will not be tolerated” as the state continues to fight the raging inferno that erupted on January 7.
Jamie Joseph contributed to this report.
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