Former Florida Cat Burglar Reveals How She Broke Into More Than 200 Homes And Stole Over Rs 58 Crore

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 also revealed how she used to check whether someone was inside their homes or not by knocking on the window. If someone responded she would abort her mission and if anyone did not she would break into the house.

Gomez said her parents were physicians and she was aware of the ways of affluent people.

She also said that she would lock the garage door after breaking inside the home because that would buy her time to flee as there would be commotion that would rightly alert her that the homeowners of the home being looted have returned.

“I hear commotion because people are gonna be like, ‘What the hell? Why is my door locked? Who locked the door?’ And that has worked,” she said.

Once inside, Gomez would look for cash and gold first and if she found it she would flee.

Gomez is no longer a cat burglar. She is now a TikTok influencer who advises people on how to keep their homes safe.