{"id":409570,"date":"2026-07-23T16:09:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/409570\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T16:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:09:14","slug":"wild-teen-parties-spark-panic-in-san-diego-as-mansions-broken-into-and-destroyed-in-insane-videos-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/409570\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild teen parties spark panic in San Diego as mansions broken into and destroyed in insane videos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teen ragers<\/a> are wrecking vacant San Diego homes, leaving owners in horror at their damaged state.<\/p>\n

Several houses across the county since last August have been burglarized and filled with reckless youths ready to go haywire, NBC San Diego revealed.<\/a><\/p>\n

The homeowners have seen thousands of dollars worth of damage, including from exploding fireworks, ripped-out smoke detectors and human-sized holes.<\/p>\n

But police have struggled to make arrests because it is difficult to prove who was in on the party. NBC 7 San Diego<\/p>\n

That party caused $7,000 in damage, but another rager struck a homeowner\u2019s pockets \u2014 and heart \u2014 much deeper. NBC 7 San Diego<\/p>\n

\u201cIt could have been a lot worse,\u201d Munoz said. \u201cNobody got hurt. They didn\u2019t burn down the home.\u201d NBC 7 San Diego<\/p>\n

One realtor spoke about her stunned reaction to a party she had no knowledge of until the next morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis wasn\u2019t just any party,\u201d Vanessa Munoz said. \u201cThey actually lit off fireworks\u2026 there were burn marks on the walls and a human-sized hole in the wall. Like someone got thrown into the wall \u2026 the sliding glass door was completely shattered.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt could have been a lot worse,\u201d Munoz said. \u201cNobody got hurt. They didn\u2019t burn down the home.\u201d<\/p>\n

That party caused $7,000 in damage, but another rager struck a homeowner\u2019s pockets \u2014 and heart \u2014 much deeper.<\/p>\n

Retired Navy Lt. Troy Esaki said a teen party caused him a quarter-million dollars in repairs and a lot of emotions.<\/p>\n

Many of the ragers are organized using social media, and party locations aren\u2019t usually revealed until minutes before they start. Flyers are posted to excite young partygoers. NBC 7 San Diego<\/p>\n

San Diego police said they are aware of 15 to 20 illegal vacant house fiestas across the county in the past year. NBC 7 San Diego<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really heartbroken,\u201d Esaki said. \u201cIt\u2019s been a mixture of emotions, frustration and anguish. A lot of it has been heartache.\u201d<\/p>\n

San Diego police said they are aware of 15 to 20 illegal vacant house fiestas across the county in the past year.<\/p>\n

Many of the ragers are organized using social media, and party locations aren\u2019t usually revealed until minutes before they start. Flyers are posted to excite young partygoers. <\/p>\n

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\u201cThey\u2019re saying, \u2018Hey, party at this house, $10 cover at the door,\u2019 and so they\u2019re making money,\u201d San Diego Police Lt. Cesar Jimenez told NBC San Diego. \u201cOnce they get in to access the house, they charge people at the door. They\u2019ll have a security person there. They\u2019ll have a DJ or something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Police believe clever teens stake out vacant houses on Redfin and open houses before they choose which house to destroy.<\/p>\n

A human-sized hole was smashed through the wall of a vacant San Diego County home during an unauthorized teen party. NBC 7 San Diego<\/p>\n

Shattered glass covers the floor of one of the homes targeted by teen partygoers. NBC 7 San Diego<\/p>\n

Windows were smashed during one of the illegal parties held at vacant homes across San Diego County. NBC 7 San Diego<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though they\u2019re young, they\u2019re sophisticated,\u201d Jimenez told NBC San Diego. \u201cThey\u2019re going to open houses. They\u2019re checking out Redfin and seeing what houses are empty \u2014 like a burglar would stake out a house.\u201d<\/p>\n

But police have struggled to make arrests because it is difficult to prove who was in on the party.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we can identify the person who\u2019s throwing the party, a lot of times that\u2019s very difficult,\u201d Jimenez told us. \u201cBecause most people are going to say, \u2018Well, I didn\u2019t know. I thought the person throwing the party owned the home.\u2019 And so that\u2019s going to be part of our burden of proof.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, police have identified who is behind a number of the parties but are still working to build cases to send to prosecutors, according to NBC San Diego. At least one case involves a juvenile.<\/p>\n

Realtors in charge of selling the wrecked homes believe police should be harsher on the teens, even if they aren\u2019t involved in organizing the parties.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike the deputy said: They can\u2019t really do anything,\u201d realtor Karla Vidrio said. \u201cThey can\u2019t even arrest them because they don\u2019t know who started it. But in my mind, I\u2019m like, \u2018Well, it doesn\u2019t matter, right?\u2019 I mean, if you\u2019re here and you know that you\u2019re in here illegally, shouldn\u2019t you still be prosecuted?\u201d<\/p>\n

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