Former tennis star Pam Shriver revealed on Saturday that she had Grand Slam trophies and that her car was stolen after she evacuated her home due to the wildfires that have been taking place. devastated Los Angeles.
Shriver said FOX11Los Angeles they evacuated from Brentwood to a hotel in Marina Del Ray when the Palisades Fire broke out nearly two weeks ago. She gave a grim picture of how she feels about the city after all the chaos that has broken out.
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Pam Shriver, coaching Donna Vekic, on day nine of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Championships in London, July 9, 2024. (Susan Mullane-USA Today Sports)
“Right now in LA 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 what’s my next community where I’m going to feel safe.”
Shriver explained to KTLA on Friday that she was trying to get back into a “normal routine” when she noticed her Dodge Durango was missing.
She said the trophies happened to be 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 City, September 10, 1982. (Lou Capozzola-USA Today Network)
“For people who do this, come on man,” she says the station said. “We need to come together. We need to do things like the way you see people donate, the way you see the first responders, how they get 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.
“This is not the time to cause people more stress or more worry and more lack of confidence.”
Looting is a major problem as firefighters try to control the infernos. Authorities have arrested at least a dozen people in connection with this looting and arson.
California Governor Gavin Newsom called for looting in fire evacuation zones to be a misdemeanor after prosecutors in Southern California urged him to impose harsher penalties, Fox News Digital previously reported.
“It is despicable to prey on people at their most vulnerable, these criminals are among the worst breed,” Newsom said in a statement to Fox News Digital on Thursday afternoon.
The destruction of the Palisades Fire is seen at sunset in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, January 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
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Newsom said that “looting has never been legal here” and that “it will not be tolerated” as the state continues to battle the ravenous inferno that erupted on January 7.
Jamie Joseph contributed to this report.
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