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Wedding Crasher Steals Locked Gift Box Worth Up to $100,000 at Glendale Reception

Glendale police have opened a grand theft investigation based on security video showing the suspect fleeing in a black Mercedes.

Overview

  • Security footage shows an unidentified man mingling for about two hours before taking the box and exiting through a side door.
  • The newlyweds, Nadeen and George Farahat, estimate the loss at $80,000 to $100,000 in cash and checks.
  • The box also contained handwritten messages from guests, deepening the couple’s sense of violation.
  • The couple had hired private security and used a locked box, yet the thief slipped past guards.
  • A police report has been filed with the Glendale Police Department, and no arrest has been announced.