The Courier has learned of at least two thefts from lockers at CorePower Yoga in Beverly Hills.
CorePower Yoga has more than 200 locations across the United States. According to their website, they are the nation’s largest yoga studio brand. In addition to in-person classes, they also offer digital livestream and on-demand classes.
Shelby Silva, a fitness influencer, posted a video to her TikTok account on March 7 claiming her credit card was stolen from a locker at CorePower Beverly Hills and the perpetrator took a photo of her ID. In the video, she says “I got robbed for $16,000 at CorePower Beverly Hills last week. And I want to share this, so this never happens to anyone else ever again.”
The video has received more than 2 million views on TikTok.
Since Dec 2024, at least two people have made reports to the Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) alleging theft at the studio. Separately, two people have told the Courier that items were stolen while at CorePower Yoga. Though Beverly Hills Police Department said they have records of two complaints of theft and fraud at the location in December, both Silva and another woman who spoke to the Courier on condition of anonymity said that they were victims on other dates.
Lieutenant Kevin Orth, a public information officer for BHPD, told the Courier that they are not able to comment on incidents at Core Power Yoga at this time, because “it is still an active investigation.”
Silva says her items were stored in one of the studio’s lockers. After exercising at the studio, she received multiple fraud alerts from American Express. One asked her if she had attempted to make a $4,000 purchase at Saks Fifth Avenue, which she blocked.
Another fraud alert stated that a $16,000 charge at Tiffany had gone through. After calling American Express, Silva said she discovered that her card had gone missing. Tiffany, she said, accepted the $16,000 charge after a woman had shown the cashiers a photo of Silva’s identification. “That is just mind-boggling to me,” Silva said about the store allowing the transaction to go through.
Silva has made multiple follow up videos and said she is receiving an “overwhelming” number of messages from others with similar claims of theft. Several messages refer to the same CorePower location. The resulting videos have also received a large share of views on the social media platform.
Silva told the Courier that CorePower reached out to her and promised to contact others who allege they have also had items stolen there. As of press time, CorePower has not returned the Courier’s requests for a comment.
Silva said she has received her money back after making fraud claims with the BHPD and following up with her credit card company. She says that she’s concerned also about several others that contacted her stating that valuables had been stolen that had sentimental value and couldn’t be replaced.
