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Santa Clarita Woman Sentenced For Stealing $400,000 Of Cash, Precious Metals

A Russian-born woman from Santa Clarita was sentenced Monday for the theft of over $400,000 worth of cash and precious metals from a Lake Elsinore home.


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Yelena Alexandrovna Kellum, 42, of Santa Clarita, was sentenced on April 16 to three years in prison for the theft of $347,611 in cash, $151,000 in precious metals and a Sig Sauer Model 1911 pistol, according to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.

The theft was reported on Jan 27, when emergency officials assigned to the city of Lake Elsinore responded to an address on Orion Street for an attempted suicide call.

Later that day, officers learned from family members that a large amount of money, precious metals and property had been stolen from the residence, and provided leads to the person the family suspected of stealing the property, officials said.

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Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station detectives began an investigation and located the suspect in the city of Santa Clarita.

On Feb. 2, multiple search warrants were served at a residence and storage unit in Santa Clarita, and other investigation techniques were utilized to recover cash, precious metals and a Sig Sauer Model 1911 pistol.

Approximately $40,000 in cash believed to be stolen was not recovered, officials said.

Investigators found evidence that Kellum was preparing to leave the country. Other suspects in possession of stolen property were identified and the investigation is continuing into their involvement.

Kellum was arrested and booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta, California.

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Santa Clarita Woman Sentenced For Stealing $400,000 Of Cash, Precious Metals

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Devon Miller was born and raised in Santa Clarita. He joined KHTS Radio as a digital marketing intern in September of 2017, and later moved to news as a staff writer in December. Miller attended College of the Canyons and served as the Associated Student Government President. Miller is now News Director for KHTS, covering breaking news and politics across the Santa Clarita Valley.