Targeted for the second time in a month and for the third time since 2023, the owner of a Central Los Angeles tour company is pleading for help to protect his business.
LAPD said that on both March 21 and April 18, officers responded to Another Side of Los Angeles Tours, located at 1080 La Cienega Boulevard in Carthay, for reports of a burglary.
“My Good Friday started with a phone call from the police department saying my office had been broken into,” said owner Kenneth Lippman. “Not a good Friday for me.”
In this latest break-in, Lippman told KTLA’s Carlos Saucedo that the thieves got away with three E-bikes worth up to $2,500 and caused thousands more in damages.
“They were there at 3 a.m. throwing a brick through my front door,” said Lippman.
Surveillance video captured the moment suspects threw a brick through a glass window and, later, when they walked away with three electric segways.
“To prevent this from happening in the future, we have to put in a gate from floor to ceiling that’s costing me $4,000,” Lippman explained.
Another Side of Los Angeles Tours is a sightseeing business that utilizes E-bikes and segways to show off the best of L.A. to tourists.
On March 21, a similar break-in using a brick occurred at their shop, and two other E-bikes were also stolen.
“These people rolled up on another stolen bike and had their crowbar leaning against it. I have that in the video. You’re kidding me,” Lippman said as the footage played. “I need to do something about this.”
Lippman said he feels helpless and wants more support from city leaders and police, fearing he could fall victim again.
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