A woman is run down and robbed of her watch by gunmen Downtown. It's one of more than 200 'follow-home' robberies carried out by 17 South L.A. street gangs, the LAPD says. Eyewitness News with the troubling trend frustrating police. Tonight at 11 from ABC7
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% in March compared to its peak in November.
"In my 34 years in the LAPD, I have never seen this type of criminal behavior in such large groups coordinating to conduct attacks on unsuspecting citizens to take their property and/or vehicles,'' Tippet told the commission. "Due to the crisis, we began making arrests as quickly as possible once individuals were identified,'' he said, adding that was effective in reducing the number of the incidents."This has been a major undertaking, however, I am confident that we are slowing this trend down,'' Tippet said.
However, the department is investigating five follow-home robberies reported in the last 48 hours, Tippet said.
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