A true craftsman likes to have nice tools.
Posted on 01/14/2025 8:43:06 AM PST by Morgana
Dozens of people accused of looting homes and stores in the ritzy Pacific Palisades enclave of LA during the deadly fires have been pictured in police mugshots.
Cops charged more than 40 detainees with various offenses including burglary and drug possession since the fires broke out on January 7.
Remarkably, none of those arrested were actually living in the evacuation zone and seemingly travelled with the intention of taking advantage of the devastation.
Santa Monica Police said each suspect was arrested within an evacuated area, and most of them were in violation of the overnight curfew law from sunset to sunrise.
The fires have claimed at least 24 lives with weary residents now preparing for another 24 hours of hellish weather conditions which are expected to propel the fires in new directions.
The four fires have destroyed more than 40,000 acres across the most affluent neighborhoods of LA, with A-list celebrity homes and restaurant hotspots among the 12,300 structures wiped out.
A gallery of shame shows the people accused of taking advantage of the destruction by thieving possessions from evacuated homes and by combing the rubble for hidden treasures.
Santa Monica Police said officers detained 10 burglary suspects within the Palisades Fire evacuation zone, and six of those arrested were carrying 'burglary tools'.
Three of the ten burglary suspects have been pictured, including Joshua Kaliel Love, who was found carrying a dagger, a window-breaking tool, a mask, gloves, narcotics, and a gold window punch, cops said.
Officers arrested Kaliel Love, who was on probation, in an alley behind the 600 block of the San Vicente Boulevard after he tried to evade police by running away.
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“...all share common trait”
Article doesn’t say what that is. I’m not looking for opinions on what that is. I’m looking for the article to state what they claimed. Is it in there?
A true craftsman likes to have nice tools.
None of them resides in Palisades.
"Looters will be shot"
Have to mean it and do it. Bring in Koreans if you have to. The rest will fall into place.
Khahliel tells me a lot.
"Some suspects were pulled over in vehicles displaying fake license plates"
Wow! That fake license plate is so convincing! I can't believe they got caught!
You didn’t read what I said. “Article doesn’t say what that is. I’m not looking for opinions on what that is”.
I can figure that out for myself but the article does not answer it’s own claim.
THAT is what I’m looking for.
No word in article about the “common trait” claimed in the headline.
More fake news I guess.
”Remarkably, none of those arrested were actually living in the evacuation zone …”
I think the common trait is that they all come in from different parts of town. Not that that’s so surprising. I wouldn’t expect people who live in the Palisades to try to burgle and loot their own neighbors. They are either homeless people or they are opportunists from different parts of town.
“Remarkably!”
I would guess that english is not their native language.
In a former life many years ago, I used to build prototype electronic equipment. This tool was used to make a punch mark so a regular drill bit could gain traction to make a hole to mount front panel controls. Sorry to see this repurposed as a burglary tool.
Not one honky in the bunch.
Newcomers? I’d bet at least 75% are.
Koreans protected their businesses from the violent evil ones in Watts... And here we are decades later still remembering their bravery.
I've never seen statistical data on what happened in all the years following, but I suspect Korean neighborhoods since that time have been avoided by the worst types of our citizens. Just a guess.
(That said giving police back power and resepct is a better option than forcing citizens to protect their own homes and businesses. In Florida DeSanris and his sheriff's have told citizens we have the right to defend our homes and our lives - and if a mob is surrounding our car - and we're afraid for our lives - to 'just keep driving'. We don't have any rioters here blocking our roads.
Don’t tell me, let me guess. Illegals?
Good guess!
All Amish?
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