For a Larchmont family, an unsettling pattern has returned yet again. According to a neighbor who shared surveillance video with NewsNation affiliate KTLA, this is the third time since July that masked trespassers have been spotted casing their condo building, and each visit has left residents more fearful that the prowlers may eventually try to force their way inside.
The latest incident was captured on home security footage, which shows two masked men climbing onto the property and peering into windows as if trying to determine whether anyone was home. At one point, the pair points toward the building before a motion sensor activates, prompting one of them to signal to the other to flee. The neighbor, who asked not to be identified, told KTLA he believes the same duo, and possibly a third person, has returned in July, October and as recently as last week.
“It’s not even late night,” he said in an interview with KTLA’s Rachel Menitoff. “It is dark and kind of brazen that they do it that early. But I think they’re trying to target when they think people are out to dinner or not home from work yet.”
The resident said he contacted KTLA after learning about another break-in in an upscale neighborhood las week. On Dec. 5, around 7 p.m., four masked intruders entered a Bel Air home by slipping through hedges, scaling a rear wall and shattering the door to the couple’s master bedroom. In just seven minutes, the group ransacked the house, stole a safe and filled a laundry basket with valuables.
“But you can see some of their mannerisms, you can hear their voice, and you can also hear one of them say another person’s name,” one of the Bel Air residents told KTLA. “So, that’s one of the reasons why it was important for us to go to the media.”
In both incidents, the suspects appeared unfazed by security cameras and seemed to have scoped out the properties beforehand, according to the residents. The Larchmont neighbor said his greatest concern is the possibility of a violent confrontation.
Masked men have been spotted casing a Larchmont condo building for the third time this year, leaving residents on edge as police continue their investigation. 
Masked men have been spotted casing a Larchmont condo building for the third time this year, leaving residents on edge as police continue their investigation. 
Masked men have been spotted casing a Larchmont condo building for the third time this year, leaving residents on edge as police continue their investigation. 
Masked men have been spotted casing a Larchmont condo building for the third time this year, leaving residents on edge as police continue their investigation.
“My biggest fear is they could have a knife,” he said. “And if they are ballsy or brazen enough to break in while people are home, that they’ll harm my wife and kids.”
The suspects wore face masks and gloves, making it difficult to identify them or recover fingerprints. Police are aware of both the Larchmont and Bel Air incidents and told KTLA they are investigating.
Rachel Menitoff contributed to this article.