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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Well the article does say it, it just doesn’t do it in the style of politico “Why does it matter” or somesuch gobbledygook question and answer format. It says in the 3rd line “Remarkably, none of those arrested were actually living...”
They all have brown eyes ?
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