Jennifer Gomez, who says she was a former “cat burglar”, revealed that she broke into over 200 homes and stole more than $7 million (roughly Rs 58.2 crore) during her days as a burglar.
Gomez was also caught and she spent time in prison between 2011 and 2020 for burglary. She used to target affluent Florida homes and used a variety of techniques to escape detection which allowed her to rake in such a huge heist.
She also revealed what are loopholes she would look for when she went to steal from a house.
Speaking to Ian Bick on his podcast Locked In with Ian Bick, she revealed that the first thing she would look for is a house on the end of a street, or a house in a cul-de-sac.
“I always wanted nice homes. I mean, at least million-dollar homes. I would always try to find a home that was in a cul-de-sac so I wouldn’t get lost in there … or a home that backed up to a street,” Gomez said.
Gomez also warned against advertising what sort of security has been deployed to ward off burglars in one’s home and said that those who are affluent are always advertising what security measures they have taken.
“Rich people always want to advertise all of their security, this home is under surveillance. ADT alarm system stickers … now I know there’s an alarm system, so I’m going to work around it. There’s a lot of things that you can tell from the outside of a home that will give a burglar a lot of information,” she said.
“Stop advertising everything that’s going on in your house and with your house,” she further added.
She additionally revealed how she used to examine whether or not somebody was inside their properties or not by knocking on the window. If somebody responded she would abort her mission and if anybody didn’t she would break into the home.
Gomez mentioned her dad and mom have been physicians and he or she was conscious of the methods of prosperous folks.
She additionally mentioned that she would lock the storage door after breaking contained in the home as a result of that may purchase her time to flee as there could be commotion that may rightly alert her that the householders of the home being looted have returned.
“I hear commotion as a result of individuals are gonna be like, ‘What the hell? Why is my door locked? Who locked the door?’ And that has labored,” she mentioned.
Once inside, Gomez would search for money and gold first and if she discovered it she would flee.
Gomez is not a cat burglar. She is now a TikTok influencer who advises folks on learn how to maintain their properties protected.
Location: Miami, Florida, US
first printed: April 10, 2024, 17:17 IST
