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17 L.A. gangs have sent out crews to follow and rob city's wealthiest, LAPD says
L.A. Times via Yahoo News ^ | April 12, 2022 | Kevin Rector

Posted on 04/12/2022 1:14:38 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo

More than a dozen Los Angeles gangs are targeting some of the city's wealthiest residents in a new and aggressive manner, sending out crews in multiple cars to find, follow and rob people driving high-end vehicles or wearing expensive jewelry, according to police.

In many cases, they're making off with designer handbags, diamond-studded watches and other items worth tens of thousands of dollars — if not more — and then peddling them to black-market buyers who are willing to turn a blind eye to the underlying violence, police said.

In some cases, suspects have been arrested but then released from custody -- only to commit additional robberies, police said.

Those are among the conclusions of a Los Angeles Police Department task force convened at the end of last year to identify the cause of a sudden surge in "follow home," or "follow off," robberies, so called because victims are robbed soon after leaving luxury boutiques and hotels, ritzy restaurants, trendy nightclubs and other locations where the gangs are scouting for targets.

According to Capt. Jonathan Tippet, who spearheads the task force, police have identified at least 17 gangs, most based out of South L.A. and operating independently, that are involved. There were 165 such robberies in 2021 and 56 so far this year, he said, including several over the weekend.

The area with the most robberies during that time was the LAPD's Hollywood Division, with 50, followed by 46 in the Wilshire Division and 40 in the Central Division, which includes downtown. The Pacific Division had 17, West L.A. 15, North Hollywood 14 and Topanga 11.

Tippet did not say how many robberies police attributed to which gangs, but said individuals allegedly affiliated with both the Bloods and Crips have been identified among the culprits.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: California
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To: Track9
Same tactics in South Africa.

Soon they'll be necklacing the real housewives of orange county.

61 posted on 04/12/2022 2:52:18 PM PDT by DaBroasta
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To: Mr. Mojo
Unable to care.
62 posted on 04/12/2022 2:53:13 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (It is better to light a single flame thrower then curse the darkness. A bunch of them is better yet)
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To: ptsal

LOL, “privateers”...:)


63 posted on 04/12/2022 3:08:24 PM PDT by rlmorel (Democrats running things is termite infestation, and the exterminator won't be here for 3 years.)
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To: hanamizu

>>>Obviously the safest places in CA are SF & LA counties.>>>

Obviously.....In all serious, California really is 2 states and it needs to be divided in 2. LA and San Fran along the coast, a liberal bastion. Rural has millions of conservatives sane rational reasonable patriots.


64 posted on 04/12/2022 3:22:34 PM PDT by vespa300
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To: Mr. Mojo
More than a dozen Los Angeles gangs are targeting some of the city's wealthiest residents in a new and aggressive manner, sending out crews in multiple cars to find, follow and rob people driving high-end vehicles or wearing expensive jewelry, according to police.

Chances are they will be robbing fellow gang members.

65 posted on 04/12/2022 3:26:45 PM PDT by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
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To: Gay State Conservative

Just hang out on rodeo drive. It’s a great place to target the rich.


66 posted on 04/12/2022 3:48:50 PM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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To: Mr. Mojo

Elect Democrats and get chaos in their wake...Reap what you sow...


67 posted on 04/12/2022 3:51:32 PM PDT by elteemike (Light is faster than sound; that's why so many people appear bright until you hear them speak.)
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To: Boogieman

They don’t even have to follow: the busboys and valets at those ritzy places have gang tattoos all over their hands. I’m sure they notify their homies with a quick text when a likely mark is on its way to the car.


68 posted on 04/12/2022 3:51:58 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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To: Mr. Mojo

A liberal is just a conservative who has never been mugged.


69 posted on 04/12/2022 4:11:33 PM PDT by IAGeezer912 (One out of every 20 people on the face of the earth are Americans. We have won life's lottery.)
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To: DownInFlames
Never been to Rodeo Drive...but I have been to Worth Avenue in Palm Beach.Same basic idea.
70 posted on 04/12/2022 4:27:51 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Balloting)
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To: Mr. Mojo

So who did these rich ‘victims’ vote for...


71 posted on 04/12/2022 7:00:09 PM PDT by BobL (Putin isn't sending gays into our schools to groom my children, but anti-Putin people are)
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To: Keyhopper

Yup,
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Cash Is King!


72 posted on 04/12/2022 7:34:01 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (On the Other hand,,, Free Men Choose- - SLAVES OBEY)
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To: vespa300

It Did,
Till I Left——HA!


73 posted on 04/12/2022 7:35:08 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (On the Other hand,,, Free Men Choose- - SLAVES OBEY)
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To: PapaBear3625

Jim Cirillo. He was in a boatload of shootouts.


74 posted on 04/12/2022 7:42:13 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Mr. Mojo

Bew hew.

Sure, Slimes.

Did they ever release the 0bama speech tape?


75 posted on 04/12/2022 7:44:14 PM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: vespa300

Under your plan, the libs get the beautiful coastline :-(


76 posted on 04/12/2022 7:45:47 PM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: Mr. Mojo

https://www.siskiyoudaily.com/story/news/nation/california/2022/04/11/california-student-population-shrinking-amid-public-school-exodus/7280857001/#l1xj5aeq3kjiakv6mew

California public schools have fewer students and no one seems to know why. Main concern is losing $.


77 posted on 04/13/2022 5:18:09 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: Mr. Mojo

Sounds like the warnings they gave the wealthy and tourists visiting Caracas, Venezuela years ago. Dress shabby, no jewelry, don’t carry expensive cameras, no fancy shoes.


78 posted on 04/13/2022 5:51:48 AM PDT by dforest (We have to put a stop to this now.)
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To: TornadoAlley3

Why bother sending them to boring indoctrination centers where they learn nothing but hate. Poor education begets crime. It is the easiest way to get stuff when there is no future but waiting for handouts from the tyrants in charge.


79 posted on 04/13/2022 5:55:23 AM PDT by dforest (We have to put a stop to this now.)
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To: hanamizu
California is odd...just stay with me here...in that depending on which county you live in determines if you can get a concealed carry permit. Fresno county has granted over 7500 out of a population of 950,000, Shasta county has 5900 out of a population of 180,000. But L.A. county with a population of over 10,000,000 has 560 legal concealed carriers. And then there’s the City & County of San Francisco which has granted 2 for a population of over 850,000. Obviously the safest places in CA are SF & LA counties.

Another interesting tidbit is that a CCW license is good state-wide. So if you maintain a residence in a rural county and the sheriff is liberal about issuance, then you have a license that's also good for you carrying in LA and SF.

At one point there was an issue where rural sheriffs would issue a license to non-residents who applied there, but California closed that loophole.

80 posted on 04/13/2022 6:10:32 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so stupid people won’t be offended)
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