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California firefighters confront alleged looters stealing Emmy Award during Eaton Fire: ‘You are not doing this’
New York Post ^ | Jan. 18, 2025 | Nicholas McEntyre

Posted on 01/19/2025 5:57:00 AM PST by george76

A group of California firefighters stopped a looter from robbing a burned-down house and jetting off with an Emmy Award that had miraculously survived the fiery carnage of the Eaton Fire.

Smoke eaters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department were working in a burned-down Altadena neighborhood on Thursday when they came across two suspicious people who were leaving one of the properties.

One of the firefighters confronted a woman – wearing a dark sweatshirt and skirt over sweatpants – carrying possessions from the home including the prestigious award.

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No way, you are not doing this,” the first responder argued.

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The woman claimed she wasn’t stealing and was protecting her neighborhood.

The firefighter walked away but turned around when the woman and her friend attempted to get into the truck.

“You’re not going anywhere,” the firefighter ordered.

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Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office arrested the looters.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman revealed nine more individuals charged with crimes related to the aftermath of the Eaton and Palisades fires.

The charges included felony arson, felony possession of ammunition by a felon, felony looting during mandatory evacuations, and misdemeanor impersonation of a firefighter.

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Over 40 out-of-town vultures were arrested by the Santa Monica police for preying on the thousands of homes left abandoned there and in the neighboring Pacific Palisades.

The suspected criminals took advantage of residents fleeing the devastating fires and burglarized the homes.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: altadena; california; disaster; eatonfire; emmy; firefighters; lafires; looter; looters; looting; losangeles; palisadesfire; robbing; stealing; theft

1 posted on 01/19/2025 5:57:00 AM PST by george76
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To: george76

I thought all the Emmy award winners would live in the Palisades, not in Altadena.


2 posted on 01/19/2025 6:00:33 AM PST by ChronicMA
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To: george76

Looters should be shot on site.


3 posted on 01/19/2025 6:01:08 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: Paladin2

In 1900 when the floods hit Galveston they were shot on site


4 posted on 01/19/2025 6:05:47 AM PST by albie (U)
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To: george76

You shall not pass !

Just regular thieves, not gangbanger thieves ,be careful out there.


5 posted on 01/19/2025 6:05:49 AM PST by OldHarbor
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To: george76

Emmy Award - for the least weak performance in another mediocre, woke TV show.


6 posted on 01/19/2025 6:08:45 AM PST by Roadrunner383
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To: george76

Alleged looters


7 posted on 01/19/2025 6:39:43 AM PST by coloradan (They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
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To: george76
I'm somehow reminded of an episode of The Simpsons where Homer is on a hotel balcony and gives a bellboy his Grammy award in lieu of payment for a bottle of champagne, but the kid looks at it and says, "Oh... it's a Grammy!" and tosses it off the baclony in disgust. You then hear a "klunk" and a voice says, "Hey! Don't throw your garbage down here!"

"You can't steal that Oscar! Oh, it's an Emmy... never mind." If it were a Tony, they'd have to pay a thief to take it.

8 posted on 01/19/2025 6:48:08 AM PST by niteowl77
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To: Paladin2

That would cut down on the looting nicely.


9 posted on 01/19/2025 6:58:30 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Joe Pedophile's deal with the devil is finally coming to an end. Thank you Lord. Amen.)
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To: albie

And I’ll bet that the next flood, there were no looters knowing what happened to the last looters


10 posted on 01/19/2025 7:20:13 AM PST by Bob434
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To: george76
The woman claimed she wasn’t stealing and was protecting her neighborhood.

I would guess “her neighborhood” is actually far away from this scene.

11 posted on 01/19/2025 7:51:27 AM PST by FoxInSocks ("Hope is not a course of action." — M. O'Neal, USMC)
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To: niteowl77; Gamecock; SaveFerris; PROCON; gundog; SunkenCiv

Was it Kramer? Nah, he was helping steer the fire truck.


12 posted on 01/19/2025 8:10:51 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: Larry Lucido

If the Democrats would destroy Hollywood and CA there is no safe city in the US anymore.


13 posted on 01/19/2025 8:38:14 AM PST by cnsmom
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To: Larry Lucido
Everyone got hosed!

14 posted on 01/19/2025 9:26:10 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv; gundog
:-)

I hear that he now has to fire Raquel Welch.


15 posted on 01/19/2025 9:28:09 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: Larry Lucido

She *really* doesn’t move her arms *now*.


16 posted on 01/19/2025 9:13:38 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

;)


17 posted on 01/19/2025 9:25:33 PM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: Larry Lucido; SaveFerris; PROCON
Maybe Kramer wanted an Emmy to balance out his Tony.


18 posted on 01/21/2025 7:49:22 AM PST by Gamecock ("The prosperity gospel is exactly like marrying someone for their money." -Sean Demars)
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