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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- An intruder was arrested after breaking in
to the Los Angeles mayor's official residence early Sunday
morning, officials say.

The break-in was reported around 6:40 a.m. at the Getty House
residence in Hancock Park, according to the office of Mayor
Karen Bass.

"Mayor Bass and her family were not injured and are safe,"
according to a statement from Deputy Mayor Zach Seidl. "The
Mayor is grateful to LAPD for responding and arresting the
suspect."

LAPD officials say the intruder broke in through a glass door.
LAPD officers responded and quickly took the suspect into
custody without incident.

Sunday evening, LAPD identified the suspect as Ephraim Matthew
Hunter, 29, of Los Angeles. He was booked for burglary. Records
indicated he was being held on $100,000 bail.

Bass was home when the male intruder broke in, law enforcement
officials told ABC News. An alarm was activated at the home and
a large LAPD presence responded, including air support and the
mayor's security detail. The suspect was arrested within minutes
of the call.

No further details were available about whether the intruder was
able to bypass security measures at the residence or whether he
intentionally targeted the home because the mayor lives there.

Authorities also aren't saying if the suspect came into direct
contact with the mayor.

Bass has been victimized by burglars at least one other time in
the recent past, though not at the Getty House.

In 2022 when she was still a member of Congress and running for
mayor, two men broke into her Baldwin Vista home and stole a
pair of handguns. One man was sentenced to nearly two years
behind bars and the other to almost three years.

Law enforcement expert Bruce Thomas told Eyewitness News the
intruder's ability to get into the home raises questions about
the security setup for the city's leader.

"Anytime you have a break in at a residence of note, in this
case the mayor's residence or even just a very high-profile
person, you kind of (question) is the security system up to
snuff?" Thomas said.

He added he was surprised there wasn't a security guard or LAPD
officer who detected the intruder before he was able to get
inside the home, though he noted the LAPD's response to the
alarm was apparently quick.

He said LAPD will likely have to file a detailed report on the
incident, including re-examining existing security procedures
and whether there were any systemic failures.

"Most of the break-ins that occur are done overnight, under
cover of darkness," Thomas said. "To have someone break in
during early morning hours is kind of surprising."

"Did this person have a beef with the mayor herself? Is there a
message they wanted to send?"

He was just a po' nigga looking for Mayor Bass to back up her
very words on the rich supporting the homeless.

Turns out she's just another lyin' nigga wannabe white black
politician.

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