Tag: follow home robberies

Los Angeles Police Warn of Increase in Follow-Home Crimes

LOS ANGELES—Due to a recent increase in violent street robberies, including a number of follow-home crimes, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Monday urged people to be aware of their surroundings—and to call 911 if they feel they are being followed. “Victims have been followed from such places [as] Melrose Avenue, the Jewelry District of…


Los Angeles Sees Spike in Follow-Home Robberies

LOS ANGELES—Five follow-home robberies were reported in Los Angeles in the last 48 hours, the Los Angeles Police Department told the city’s police commission Tuesday, marking an uptick in the trend that previously decreased by 78 percent in March compared to its peak in November. The phenomenon—in which police say armed suspects follow victims from…


4 Victims Robbed, Assaulted in Culver City Follow-Home Robbery

CULVER CITY, Calif.—Authorities are seeking four suspects who followed four people to their home in Culver City, where they robbed and assaulted them at gunpoint on March 11. Officers from the Culver City Police Department were called to the 3600 block of Wesley Avenue at 12:23 a.m. on Friday regarding an armed robbery and assault….


LAPD Arrests Three Men Suspected in Home Invasions, Robberies

TARZANA, Calif.—Three men suspected in connection with a series of home invasions and robberies in North Hollywood, Tarzana, and Atwater Village were in custody on March 9. Deja Childress, 34, of Ontario, Savion Jefferson, 32, of Los Angeles and Terry McGee, 27, of Los Angeles were arrested on March 6 by detectives from the Los…


More Charges Pending in LA County Murder, Follow-Home Robberies

LOS ANGELES—Police Monday will ask the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office to consider filing charges against a fifth suspect in connection with a spate of follow-home robberies that occurred in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Glendale, and Fontana, as well as the fatal shooting of a man near a Hollywood restaurant. Marquis Ford, 24, of…


LAPD Task Force Arrests Four Men on Murder, Robbery Charges

LOS ANGELES—Three men face murder and robbery charges and a fourth faces a robbery charge in connection with a spate of follow-home robberies that have plagued the city in recent weeks, police said Dec. 24. A Los Angeles Police Department task force on follow-home robberies, with assistance from a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) SWAT unit and Beverly…


LA Robberies Reached 2021 High Last Week, Though 12.7 Percent Lower Than 2019

LOS ANGELES—While robberies overall have decreased by 12.7 percent this year compared to 2019, last week had the highest number of robberies for the entire year, with about 200 reported, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said Dec. 7. The vast majority of the reported robberies were street robberies, Moore added. “We’ve seen in September, October and November instances…