Let’s face it, looters are the scum of the earth. Anyone who sees a neighborhood burned to the ground and thinks it’s a great opportunity to score some free stuff from one of the homes left standing is someone we can all do without. Unfortunately though, the reality of disasters like this is that those creeps are out there waiting for their moment. Yesterday there were reports that two looters had been arrested but this morning that number was upgraded to twenty.
L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna confirmed during the conference that deputies will continue to conduct roving patrols, be stationed at road closures and provide security to try to prevent looting and other criminal behavior.
“I’m gonna make this crystal clear to everybody out there: over last night and this morning we are up to 20 individuals who chose to go into our area and deprive these poor people who have been through so much of their property,” Luna said.
“When we have an evacuation order, by law, if you remain in that area, you are guilty of a misdemeanor,” he added. “If you commit certain crimes, it could jump up to a felony.”
And thank goodness progressive nutcase George Gascon is no longer in office. You can bet he would have found a way to put every arrested looter back on the street. But now LA has a sane DA in Nathan Hochman who made a video yesterday from the site of his sister’s burned down house to announce that looters would be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Los Angeles County District Attorney @NathanHochmanDA sent me this video from what used to be his sister’s home.
He’s vowing to crack down on looters in L.A. County who are taking advantage of our city’s fire crisis. pic.twitter.com/1P0CdcyKhI
— Elex Michaelson (@Elex_Michaelson) January 9, 2025
That’s a huge improvement but there are still reports suggesting that there are a lot more looters out there than have been arrested so far. Here’s an interview with a resident who saw cars full of men stopping and running up to vacant homes. […]
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