A Santa Monica independent filmmaker is sharing his story after his home was ransacked by copper thieves while he was away working across the country.

Fidel Ruiz-Healy says that he was directing a play at The Juilliard School in New York City when his home was targeted by the alleged thieves, who he believes also stayed there. He says that every possible spot in the house was overturned and strewn about, and that he found discarded food wrappers.

"It's been difficult," he said. "Just going through your stuff that doesn't feel like your stuff anymore. It just seems kind of like someone else's garbage."

Upon his return on September 15, he found that they had also taken the copper pipes from underneath his home, which had no running water. He took a cellphone video of water spewing out fr

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