Residents in an opulent Los Angeles neighborhoods are beginning to fear for their safety as increasingly violent squatters wreak havoc, setting fires and attacking their property workers.

Brad Pitt's Los Angeles home was ransacked by burglars Wednesday night, law enforcement sources told ABC News. Officers responded to the home in the Los Feliz area around 10:30 p.m. PT.

By the beginning of 2024, Andy and Meredith Hurley had grown tired of the unpredictable weather in Portland, Ore., and could no longer resist the sunny allure of Los Angeles.