Former tennis star Pam Shriver revealed Saturday that she had Grand Slam trophies and her vehicle stolen after evacuating her home due to wildfires that devastated Los Angeles.
Shriver told FOX 11 Los Angeles that she evacuated Brentwood to a hotel in Marina Del Ray when the Palisades Fire broke out almost two weeks ago. She offered a grim view of how she feels about the city in the wake of all the chaos that has erupted.
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Pam Shriver, present as coach of Donna Vekic, during day nine of the Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, July 9, 2024. (Susan Mullane-USA Today Sports)
“Right now in Los Angeles, it’s hard to feel safe because of natural disasters, fires and crime,” she said. “I spent the first 38 years in Baltimore. Since then, I’ve spent 30 years here. I’m thinking about where my next community will be where I feel safe.”
Shriver told KTLA Friday that she was trying to get back to a “normal routine” when she noticed her Dodge Durango was missing.
She said the trophies were in the back of the SUV.
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Pam Shriver during the 1981 US Open at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York, September 10, 1982. (Lou Capozzola-USA Today Network)
“For people who do this, come on man,” she told the station. “We need to come together. We need to do things like the way you see people donating, the way you see first responders, how they’re going through this. Let’s all feel a sense of community and help the people of Altadena and Pacific Palisades. Come on, let’s do the right thing.
“Now is not the time to give people even more stress, more worry and even more lack of confidence.”
Looting is a major problem as firefighters work to contain the infernos. Authorities have arrested at least a dozen people in connection with looting and arson.
California Governor Gavin Newsom called looting in fire evacuation zones a felony after Southern California prosecutors urged him to impose tougher penalties, PK Press Club Digital reported previously.
“Preying on the most vulnerable people is despicable, these criminals are among the worst species,” Newsom said in a statement provided to PK Press Club Digital Thursday afternoon.
The devastation of the Palisades Fire is visible as the sun sets in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Newsom said “looting has never been legal here” and “it will not be tolerated” as the state continues to battle the voracious inferno that broke out on Jan. 7.
