Restaurant Row Crowbar Spree · 2023
Video caught crews using crowbars to smash glass doors in a string of Long Beach restaurant burglaries, breaking in and cleaning out registers before anyone arrived.
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Window Film & Security
Tinting in Long Beach
From the restaurant rows on 2nd Street to the sliding doors of the beach flats, ClearGuard installs anti-shatter security film that keeps Long Beach glass in its frame when a crowbar comes down. Local install, backed for life.
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Long Beach’s Premier Window Film Specialists
Long Beach break-ins follow the glass: crews pry and smash restaurant doors downtown and in Belmont Shore, and overnight crews slide open homes through shattered patio doors. We reinforce storefronts, restaurant fronts, and residential sliders so a strike cracks the pane instead of opening it, and we cut the coastal glare and heat off the water while we are at it.
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- Blocks 99% of UV Ray Fading
- Lowers Liability Insurance
Residential
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Starting at
$6/sq. ft.
Security, privacy, decorative, UV & heat-control filmsWindow Film Built for Long Beach
Long Beach's weak point is repeat-target glass: 2nd Street restaurant doors, East Village storefronts, and beach-flat sliders. We harden all three.
Beat the crowbar and the sledge
One man smashed 12+ East Village storefronts and crews use crowbars on restaurant doors. Our 14 mil security film bonds to the glass so it spider-cracks and holds instead of caving, and that stall is what ends the smash-and-step-through.
Kill the glare, keep the ocean view
Coastal light is brutal on west-facing glass. Solar heat-control film cuts up to 89% of glare and a large share of the heat while staying clear, so the water view and the AC bill both survive summer.
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Window Tinting Services in Long Beach
From safety glazing to decorative finishes, we deliver full-scale glass protection and enhancement for every home and business.
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One-way film reflects outside views during the day while keeping your space bright.
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Protects glass from vandalism. Peel it off and your windows stay clean.
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Stylish patterns that enhance privacy and aesthetics, with the strength of security film.
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Blocks 99% of harmful UV rays to protect interiors from fading. Clear and energy-efficient.
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Reduces glare, blocks heat, and adds privacy with a classic shaded look.
Schedule AppointmentRecent Break-Ins Around Long Beach
Real, sourced Long Beach incidents. Storefronts and sliders, always the glass.
Five Belmont Heights Restaurants · 2023
At least five Belmont Heights restaurants were broken into in under two weeks, with suspects smashing glass doors to get inside. Owners on the row went on high alert.
Read Full ArticleOvernight Sliding-Door String · Oct 2022
A string of overnight burglaries hit homes across Long Beach, with suspects smashing sliding glass doors and making off with jewelry before residents woke.
Read Full Article12+ East Village Storefronts · 2024
One man went on a window-smashing spree through Long Beach's East Village, smashing the windows of over a dozen businesses in a single run.
Read Full ArticleSweet Jill's Bakery, 2nd Street · 2025
A group was filmed shattering the front glass door of Sweet Jill's Bakery on East 2nd Street to get inside and grab food and the cash registers. Two teens were later arrested.
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Simple, honest pricing, by the square foot.
36" H
36" W
Window
9 sq. ft.
$108
72" H
42" W
Sliding Glass Door
21 sq. ft.
$252
60" H
48" W
Large Window
20 sq. ft.
$240
*Promotional pricing of $12/sq. ft. applies to projects of 16 or more windows.
Window Film Across Every Long Beach Neighborhood
Three Long Beaches, one shared weak point. Here is how we harden each.
Downtown & the East Village
Downtown & the East Village
Pine Avenue bars, the East Village arts district, and Broadway storefronts sit behind wide glass, and one man alone smashed more than a dozen of these windows in a single spree. Storefront anti-shatter film turns each of those one-swing entries into a loud, slow failure that trips the alarm first.
Belmont Shore & Belmont Heights
Belmont Shore & Belmont Heights
The 2nd Street corridor and the Belmont Heights restaurant row have been hit again and again, with five restaurants burglarized in under two weeks through smashed glass doors. Security film on the doors and front glass buys the minutes these crowbar crews do not have.
The Residential Flats
The Residential Flats
From Bixby Knolls to Los Altos to the beach-adjacent flats, the overnight burglary string came in through smashed sliding glass doors and left with jewelry. Ground-floor slider and window film adds the resistance that turns a quiet entry into a scene, plus coastal solar and UV control.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A complete guide to premium window film services in Long Beach.
Will security film stop the smash-and-grabs hitting Long Beach restaurants?
It will not make glass unbreakable, but anti-shatter film bonds the pane so a crowbar or sledge cracks it instead of opening it. On a 2nd Street or East Village storefront that means the crew is stuck hammering a spider-webbed door in the open while the alarm runs, which is exactly the delay that has ended most of these break-ins.
We're a block from the beach in Belmont Shore. Does salt air hurt the film?
No. We install film rated for coastal glass and seal the edges, so marine air and moisture do not lift it, and the warranty holds. On the water side it does double duty by cutting the glare and heat coming off the ocean.
Does window film lower my home insurance in Long Beach?
It can, case by case. Some carriers give credits for security and safety upgrades that cut break-in and glass claims, but every policy differs. Contact your insurance provider for what they need, and we will hand you the film specs for your file.
Can film keep my ocean view but block the afternoon heat and glare?
Yes. Solar heat-control film cuts a large share of the heat and up to 89% of glare while staying optically clear, so you keep the view and lose the squint and the hot west-facing rooms without a dark limo tint.
How fast can you protect a downtown or 2nd Street storefront?
Most individual storefronts are done in a few hours, and we schedule before opening or after close so you never lose a business day. Restaurant fronts and glass doors are our most-requested Long Beach job.
Do you cover the residential neighborhoods too, like Bixby Knolls and the beach flats?
Yes, all of Long Beach across 90802, 90803, 90814, and 90807. Sliding-glass-door security film has been the top home request since the overnight string, and it starts with a free on-site quote priced by the square foot.
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