Posted on 04/13/2022 9:37:16 AM PDT by bitt
Police have learned that 17 gangs have honed in on the wealthiest residents of the Los Angeles area by robbing them after they leave venues catering to the rich and famous.
Police said the robberies are often carried out by crews working from multiple vehicles and that the high-end handbags, watches and other items are then sold regionally on a thriving black market, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Violence towards victims is becoming a hallmark of the crimes, said Capt. Jonathan Tippet, who leads a Los Angeles Police Department task force formed as the number of high-end violent robberies began to spike.
There’s no chance or opportunity for these victims even to comply. They’re just running up to people and attacking them, whether that’s putting a gun in their face or punching them and beating on them,” Tippet said. “Pistol whipping them as well.”
Police said that there were 165 so-called “follow-home” robberies in 2021 and 56 to date this year.
Gangs including the Bloods and Crips are involved, Tippet said.
The robberies are organized, he said, with sometimes as many as five vehicles converging on a target identified by a spotter who alerts gangs when wealthy potential targets are on the move.
“In my 34 years on the job, I’ve never seen anything like this,” he said.
LAPD is fighting back, Tippet said, with 24 robbery arrests involving 47 robberies, as well as 16 gun arrests and six attempted murder arrests. But many of those arrested are back out on the street.
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Maybe the illegal immigrants can reside in the mansions that the wealthy WOKE crowd will have to abandon to survive.
“Or did the Bloods link up with MS13?”
I don’t think that would work out.
I’m tired of paying full price for high end watches. How do I get access to this “thriving black market”? Happy to wear a used watch from a California liberal as a nice reminder of what not to do.
Watch the video.
Constitutional carry is no protection against those guys.
Four or 5 of them rush the victim at blinding speed and knock him down before he has a chance.
I doubt there are many who can draw quick enough. I doubt that they would even recognize the danger until they are already knocked down.
An armed guard 15 yards away at all times, armed with an AR-15 might work, but eventually the gangs would learn to take him first.
Which means both the guard and the intended victim would need to carry an AR.
The courts could end it, but they are “woke”.
In all likelihood, the number 17 is used as some sort of coded message.
The lefties will never change—but if they are poorer after the robberies they can do less damage to the rest of us.
Well they know the DemocRATs running the cities will be ok with that!..... /sarc
Some people can find the silver lining... that's a good one cgbg. With any luck they'll have less money to back democrats and they might re-consider their 'great compassion' for criminals/gang members/thugs. One can dream.
Sounds like DA Gascon’s “Restorative Justice Project” is working as planned.
I have mixed feeling about this - I’m not sure who I despise more, the thugs or their so called “victims” who abet the thugs by how they vote.
17 gangs, 16 of which were White Supremacists, the 17th is the Crips and Bloods.
Are they online?
Dibs on a Chanel bag.
Defund the police. These people have work to do.
So infuriating, frightening, yet gratifying, at the same time.
Maybe they’re all going to have to relocate their movies and mansions to Florida so DeSantis and others can protect them. After all, Nancy already has.
“But many of those arrested are back out on the street.”
SAYS IT ALL...
good... let that hell hole implode from its own stupidity.
bump Mahr down the list a bit. he isnt as bad as most...
Love your tagline!
This is the kind of stuff which happens in Mexico Honduras, etc. and those people hired guards to protect themselves. The people getting robbed voted for this, so let them suffer in the hell they have created.
I do not think most Freepers would be bothered by this because I make the assumption they are armed, self aware and maintaining situational awareness.
Add Pelosi and her high dollar ice cream.
“bump Mahr down the list a bit. he isnt as bad as most”
Today I listened to 30 to 45 minutes of mahr on Joe Rogans podcast....he’s a hate filled commie jackass just like the rest of ‘em.
He’s just trying to cleanup his act a little because he’s trying to get listeners for the podcast he’s starting....he’s as bad as the rest of ‘em.....trust me.
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