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  • Organized crime ‘tourists’ strike homes in America’s heartland

    04/13/2023 6:03:57 AM PDT · by Red in Blue PA · 20 replies
    International criminals have been targeting wealthy homes on America’s coast, but now those same thieves are moving into the heartland. Thieves from South America are making their way to the U.S., renting expensive cars to fit in with high-end neighborhoods, and then striking when homeowners are away. It’s called “crime tourism,” a type of organized crime that has been reported on America’s coasts in recent years. But more recently, these thieves are making their way to the central U.S., catching homeowners off guard and causing headaches for law enforcement. After speaking with neighbors in Carmel, Indiana, NewsNation’s Keleigh Beeson found...
  • 'Crime tourism' bringing burglary crews from South America to Hillsborough, other CA communities

    03/18/2022 10:13:28 AM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 25 replies
    ABC 7 news ^ | 03 18 2022 | Sid Garcia
    Law enforcement agencies call it "crime tourism" -- groups of thieves from South America traveling to California to burglarize homes. Surveillance video released by Hillsborough police shows a burglary crew believed to be from South America targeting a luxury home. It's just one in a series of crimes involving burglars from out of the country, hitting homes in affluent communities up and down the state. Earlier this month, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office arrested a four-man crew that robbed a home in a Camarillo neighborhood. "This is crime tourism. They're coming here for the purpose of targeting neighborhoods," said Cmdr....