A task force created by the Los Angeles Police Department to address the trend of burglary crimes plaguing the region has made 122 arrests, authorities said Thursday.
The LAPD’s Follow Home Task Force (FHTF), consisting of 16 detectives, identified 328 of the burglaries from November 2021 through December 1. The arrests included five for murder, nine for attempted murder, 88 for robbery and various other charges.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office added gun upgrades to violent armed robberies. In one year, police say they have seen a 77% decrease in ongoing home burglaries, LAPD said.
LOS ANGELES HOME BURGLER SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM PRISON DAYS BEFORE
Suspects held a victim at gunpoint in a subsequent robbery at his Los Angeles home and demanded his watch, police said.
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“Last year in November, prior to the FHTF, there were a total of 39 incidents,” authorities said. “In addition, during the last quarter of 2021 there were 91 incidents. This last quarter there have been 33 incidents, which represents a reduction of 64%”.
Home burglaries became a crime trend in 2021. A suspect or a group of suspects often follow the victim home or to a secluded area from another location and steal their expensive watches or jewelry.
Most of the robberies occurred within the Hollywood or Wilshire areas of Los Angeles.
A suspect, 18-year-old Matthew Adams, allegedly attacked two University of California, Los Angeles students outside a residence hall, stealing two expensive watches and an iPhone totaling more than $145,000, the Department of Police said. Los Angeles Police in a statement.
In another robbery, a pair of armed robbers following her home were caught on video beating and pistol-whipping a victim outside her downtown area. the Angels home. The victim was driving his Lamborghini home from dinner in Hollywood just before the incident.
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In April, the LAPD said it had identified at least 17 gangs that staged robberies using spotters to target victims who wore high-end watches or drove expensive cars.
In December, a subsequent home burglary was reported in Los Angeles, the LAPD said.
