Some teens go to a house party with wild ideas about how the night might end — but going home with a snow leopard probably isn't one of them. 
 
 In a case that seems a cross between the Bling Ring celebrity burglars and another installment of "The Hangover," sheriff's officials arrested 16 people Wednesday in connection with a mansion party where guests walked off with medieval armor, scuba gear, Armani suits and — the piece de resistance — a mounted snow leopard worth $250,000. 
 
 More than 100 people were estimated to have attended the party, held at a vacant, fully furnished La Habra Heights mansion that had been put on the market by the owner. 
 
 The damage and thievery amount to at least $1 million, and Sheriff Lee Baca said the severity of the damage was so great that it ranked as one of the worst juvenile crimes he has seen. 
 
 The teens who attended the party were charged a fee to get in and, as the night wore on, a window to the home was pried open, a 16-foot window overlooking the pool grotto was smashed and some guests went into what authorities described as a "looting frenzy." 
 
 "I don't think they knew what they were doing. I don't think they knew what they had," said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Arthur Scott. 
 
 As the home was being picked over, one of the few remaining possessions was the snow leopard, stuffed and serene. The youth suspected of snagging the leopard told detectives he grabbed it simply because "all the good stuff was gone," Scott said. 
 
 Told that it was worth more than $250,000, the teen asked, "How many zeros is that?" Scott said. 
 
 The teen suspected of making off with the designer suits, which were much too large for him, would have drowned in the mass of fabric had he tried to wear them, said Capt. Timothy Murakami. 
 
 "These were not items you could sell, they're so unique," Murakami said. "It's probably just another stuffed animal to them." 
 
 Those who were arrested appeared to be "kids of means," Baca said. The teens face a range of charges, from trespassing to grand theft, which carries a possible jail sentence 
 
 Some of the suspects essentially identified themselves by posting "selfies" with their loot to social media accounts to brag about their haul, officials said. The photos aided detectives' efforts to find the suspects. 
 
 The thieves "pretty well trashed" the home, Murakami said. The investigation is ongoing and officials said they are searching for still-missing property and additional suspects including the party's organizer. The homeowner was not identified. 
 
 Thirteen of the suspects are juveniles — three girls and 10 boys who range from 15 to 17 years old — and were not identified because of their ages. Three men, Kevin Larios and Andres Uribe, both of La Habra, and Nickolas Koontz, of La Habra Heights, were also arrested. All are 18. 
 
 Neighbors didn't report anything amiss at the time of the party, which took place during the afternoon of Nov. 23 and the early hours of Nov. 24. 
 
 The neighborhood is quiet and the home, which sits on a large property, isn't visible from the road, officials said. A groundskeeper or house-sitter reported the break-in but security cameras on the property had been turned off while real estate agents were showing the property, Scott said. 
 
 It isn't unheard of for large, vacant properties — often listed for sale online — to be used for pop-up parties, officials said, but Murakami could not recall it ever happening in La Habra Heights. 
 
 "This isn't just happening in La Habra Heights, it's happening all over the county," Baca said. 
 
 "The question is how are we going to pay back the owner for the loss?" Baca asked. 
 
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 samantha.schaefer@latimes.com ||||| Story highlights A teen advertised the party online 
 
 About 100 partiers arrived at the home 
 
 The mansion has a custom movie theater, a casino room and water slide 
 
 Suspects helped police in their investigation, police say 
 
 Teens call them ghost parties: gatherings organized on a whim -- at a house that's often not the host's. 
 
 Police say revelers at one such ghost party ransacked an opulent Southern California mansion, leaving $1 million in damages, and making off with medieval armor, designer suits and a $250,000 stuffed leopard. 
 
 That was last month. This week, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department announced it had arrested 16 teens -- helped, in part, by photos they posted online of their late-night romp. 
 
 "They were actually bragging about the party, showing themselves within the residence, showing themselves carrying some of the stolen property," Sheriff's Capt. Tim Murakami told reporters Wednesday. 
 
 Party supposed to be outside 
 
 The party took place November 23 at a swanky $7 million mansion that was up for sale, Murakami said. 
 
 A teen tweeted that the party would take place in the vacant home's backyard. About 100 guests arrived and paid admission. 
 
 "They just had a free-for-all once the place was broken into," Lt. Arthur Scott told CNN affiliate KTLA . "Once entry was made, it was like, 'Oh, this is fun.'" 
 
 Suspects helped police 
 
 The party went on in the palatial, 9,000-square-foot place for some 17 hours. 
 
 The teens left early in the morning, authorities say, leaving the place trashed. A two-week investigation followed. 
 
 Among the evidence authorities say they used to get search warrants on homes in the area were the incriminating selfies some partygoers posted online. 
 
 "The respective warrants resulted in the recovery of stolen items, ranging from designer clothing, art affects, electronics and even a mounted snow leopard," the L.A. County Sheriff's Department said. 
 
 Three 18-year-olds along with 13 minors were arrested. They face multiple charges including burglary, grand theft and trespass.
– Sixteen suspects described as "kids of means" have been arrested after a wild party in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb where a $7 million mansion was trashed and partygoers made off with a bizarre assortment of loot—including a mounted snow leopard valued at $250,000. LA County Sheriff Lee Baca estimates the damage to the La Habra Heights mansion, which was vacant but fully furnished and had been put on the market by its out-of-the-country owner, is at least $1 million, reports the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. He calls the destruction and "frenzy of looting" one of the worst youth crimes he has ever seen. Organizers charged admission to the Nov. 23 party, which CNN reports went on for 17 hours; more than 100 young people attended, the LA Times adds. A sheriff's department rep says the party originally started outdoors, by the pool, but "at some point during the party, somebody forced entry into the house, which caused kind of a frenzy." Partygoers also made off with Versace suits, scuba gear, and medieval armor. The teen who snatched the leopard told police he grabbed it because "all the good stuff was gone." Thirteen of the teenage suspects are juveniles, and police say they were easy to track down because they posted selfies online of themselves with the stolen goods, much of which has been recovered. (Read another story of teen affluence gone wrong, this one involving a 16-year-old who killed four people while drunk—and got probation.)