By Ricardo Roura
Gangsters continue their crime wave in the Los Angeles area after committing one more home invasion on Saturday night.
He Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Search for the suspects who raided a residence in Lake Balboa this Saturday night, the most recent incident in the series of robberies that have been committed throughout the San Fernando Valley.
According to the LAPD, the family returned home this Saturday night and found his home broken into and thousands of dollars in valuables stolen.
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Police said an unknown number of subjects raided a residence in the 7000 block of Shoshane Avenue in Lake Balboa while its occupants were away, and stole jewelry worth approximately $15,000, in addition to $10,000 more worth of various items.
Neighborhood residents said that the robbery this Saturday night It is part of a series of thefts that have been committed in the San Fernando Valley in recent weeks.
“There’s one here, another a couple of blocks away, and then another a few blocks away. Everything is really impressive and makes you be very attentive to your surroundings.who is hanging around who shouldn’t be and things like that,” said Joey Licata, a resident of Lake Balboa, in an interview with ABC.
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Licata mentioned that Lake Balboa residents have responded to the wave of robberies by forming an informal neighborhood patrol in the face of growing security concerns.
“I have known many people on this block for many years. and no one here is afraid to protect themselves or their familiesso obviously I’m horrified that something bad happened to anyone,” the neighbor added.
Theft at the Lake Balboa residence is the most recent of the incidents that have occurred in the last two weeks in the San Fernando Valley.
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The robberies have been committed in the area of Ventura Boulevard, as well as in the communities of Sherman Oaks, Woodland Hills, Encino and Tarzana.
On April 17, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ordered the LAPD to increase the number of police patrols in the San Fernando Valley as part of efforts to stop crime. Since that date, at least five robberies have been reported in the area.
Investigators use various tools to stop thefts, including automatic license plate readerswhile the search for those responsible remains ongoing.
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