Bidenomics: LA becomes a hotspot for… ‘burglary tourism’: Sophisticated thieves fly from South America to rob wealthy homes, LAPD says
American Thinker ^ | 03/19/24 | Olivia Murray
Posted on 3/19/2024, 12:26:33 PM by SeekAndFind
After years of creating financial insecurity, Democrat policies are finally creating some jobs—unfortunately though, not the right kind of jobs. Here are the details, from a report at the Los Angeles Times on Saturday:
Sophisticated ‘burglary tourists’ fly from South America to rob wealthy homes, LAPD says
In the desert around Scottsdale, Ariz., on Monday, police officers hunted for a member of an international heist ring suspected of swiping jewels and luxury goods from homes across Los Angeles. Using helicopters and drones, they eventually found him hiding under a tree.
The wanted man, it turned out, was a 17-year-old from Chile.
Authorities say the teenager and his two adult accomplices later admitted to breaking into multiple homes, part of a growing trend of “burglary tourism” from South America.
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Increasingly over the last five years, police officials say, thieves from South American nations have entered the U.S. for the purpose of committing robberies.
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Once in the country, police say, they plan heist sprees and fence the loot before dispatching their earnings back home.
‘I can tell you that we have a significant increase in burglaries from organized groups that are outside this country, that are coming into the country, and they are targeting high-end residents,’ LAPD Chief Dominic Choi said….
As AOC might say, these thieves are just trying to feed their families.
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