A party on West Gorham Street ended badly when a group of individuals showed up uninvited and stole approximately $3,500 worth of belongings from the hosts’ apartment Saturday, according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain in an incident report.
The four 19-year-old victims told police a group of men and women stayed at the party for approximately 10 minutes before they were able to convince the suspects to leave the 400 block of West Gorham Street apartment, according to the report.
The victims did not initially think the incident was malicious until they realized laptops, headphones and cash were missing. The hosts contacted police at approximately 11:30 p.m. to report the theft, according to the report.
The hosts believe the women in the group distracted the hosts while the men stole the items, according to DeSpain.
“We’re hoping to secure some surveillance video if there is any that would [find] us a lead,” DeSpain said.
