LAPD says there's been a significant increase in break-ins -- in the neighborhood where at least 5 homes were burglarized in the last week.
Crime reports for the last month show a significant increase in the neighborhood where at least 5 homes were targeted by thieves in the last week.The LAPD said Tuesday it's recorded a 40% increase in the number of residential burglaries in one Encino neighborhood, where
Assistant Chief Blake Chow said during the last 4 weeks, there were 8 more break-ins reported in an area south of the 101 freeway and west of the 405 -- than during the same period last year.
“There is a little bit of intel gathering and casing, so they know which houses to hit, so if people see something unusual, maybe on their ring cam, that’s something we need to know about," Chow said.Other LAPD officials told the I-Team they suspect a small group of thieves has been working the area, as was seen in security video captured during a burglary over the weekend -- that captured 3 masked men shattering a glass window to enter a home.
"Detectives...are actively working to identify the subject using evidence recovered from the scenes, in all 3 incidents we believe we have forensic evidence," he said.
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