Thug Cheyenne Hale:
I’m sensing a lack of diversity here.
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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Exceptionally sound advice. Spot on about the driveway being an ideal kill zone, too.
Thug Cheyenne Hale:
I’m sensing a lack of diversity here.
Just carry a gun like we do here in Texas. Oh wait......it’s California. Never mind.
Obviously the safest places in CA are SF & LA counties.
Letters of Marque and Reprisal...for domestic use, specifically on these thugs.
Wanna play do they?
Reparations!
Many moons ago, (2005) I had the pleasure of attending a Snubby Summit (snub nose revolvers only) for two days at the American Police Hall of Fame in Titusville, FL.
Legendary Jim Cirillo was a round table speaker & guest. What a story teller!! His tales of the stake out squads were intense and amusing at the same time. He was killed in a car accident July 2007.
I thought hunting over bait was against the law.
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We are Soith Afreeka now.
Well, the rich liberals are finally reaping what they sowed.
Hope they enjoy it.
My sympathy meter is pegged at zero.
Thanks. It’s not original to me, by far, but it bears constant repetition.
Advice to live by. Literally
It’s a good solution, though.
Great news! Maybe the Libs with their open boarder policy will get robbed. Unsure if this would change their minds, but the telling of the incident will convince others to take steps to prevent future episodes involving themselves.
If they’re rich why don’t they hire mercenaries to act as bait and respond in an aggressive manner?
Fully insured by the victim, wealthy persons have their ins agent on speed dial.
The books at your website are likewise full of sound advice. I own them all and I’ve also been catching up on the works of Jonh D. MacDonald.
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