“Basically, our neighborhood became a constant target, with the crazy tent encampments that grew on the boardwalk last year, which is pretty close to here,” he said. At one point during recent construction, the couple made a citizen’s arrest of a suspect Strause said entered their home through an open doorway. Strause and his wife have called police in the middle of the night as people tried to enter their security gate, and they’ve also dispersed a homeless camp set up along their property wall. Police arrested a suspect following an unrelated burglary that took place an hour after the shooting, according to Beverly Hills police. The entertainment industry was also rocked in December 2021 by the burglary and shooting death of Jacqueline Avant, the wife of music icon Clarence Avant, in her Beverly Hills home. Yellow police tape blocks access to the scene where Jacqueline Avant was shot and killed by a burglar in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. Los Angeles-area law enforcement alerted the public late in 2021 about a crime wave they dubbed “follow-home robberies.” Several wealthy residents and celebrities in the area continue to be targeted, possibly by gang-affiliated suspects who follow victims home from upscale restaurants and shopping areas. “We went from a year of not being able to go places because of fear of COVID to now where we can’t go to places for fear of robbery,” he said. But lately, the state has become more dangerous. Strause said he remembers when California made improvements in crime rates since the 1990s. The brothers now own Hydraulx, a Santa Monica, California-based visual effects studio, and have produced and directed several films. Predator: Requiem,” “Fantastic Four,” and many other movies, music videos, and commercials. They found success in creating visual effects for such blockbusters as “Titanic,” “Avatar,” “Aliens vs. He and his brother Colin moved to the Los Angeles area in 1995. “It’s back to just full-on chaos that was probably at its heights in the late ’80s and ’90s.” They’re afraid of gun-toting criminals entering restaurants and mugging diners, which has happened recently in neighboring communities, Strause said. My friends, family, and neighbors … we don’t want to wear jewelry anymore. “You have to be careful about going to restaurants. “We’re at the point where it’s dangerous to walk out at night,” he said. Award-winning special effects guru Greg Strause opens his in-home bunker and displays his survival gear. Strause and his wife built the bunker inside their beachside house in Marina del Rey, California, about four years ago, after they watched crime in the Los Angeles area and their neighborhood begin to escalate. The movie executive unlocked a door made of bullet-proof, half-inch-thick armored steel panels, revealing the armored window that opens to the street. The scene is reminiscent of “The Day After Tomorrow” and many of the other blockbuster sci-fi thrillers he helped create. “There’s a ladder on the ceiling, so if the house were set on fire or it’s too dangerous to go back into the house, we can throw out the escape ladder,” Strause told The Epoch Times’ “ California Insider.” +Modum Ladders are available in any RAL color to blend-in with any existing building.Award-winning special effects guru Greg Strause recently showed off his in-home bunker, or “safe room,” where he and his wife keep survival gear next to a bullet-proof escape window. When folded against the building exterior wall, the ladders appearance is similair to a drain pipe or rain-gutter downspout +A beautifully safe addition to your structure, Modum fire Escape Ladders are built to last, come with a 15 year manufacturer warranty,Īnd easlily bolt onto the outside of the structure providing a quick, safe, and comfortable means of emergency egress from any building. +Modum ladders are suitable for multi story buildings, recommended maximum length is 30 feet (10 meter). +Modum Fire Escape Ladders blend into your building- When not in use, the ladder looks similair to a drainpipe (rain gutter "downspout"). +Modum Fire Escape Ladders are manufactured using weather-proof anodized aluminum. +MODUM Permanent Fire Escape Ladders are an innovative safe and secure permanently mounted fire escape ladder which can be used for quick and easy emergency exit.
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