Emmy award stolen during LA fires looting as nine people charged over thefts in Palisades and Eaton
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Three suspects were arrested stealing $200,000 worth of valuables from one property during mandatory evacuations. Nine people have been charged with looting in connection with the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles, the district attorney has said.
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Nathan Hochmann told reporters that among the stolen property was an Emmy award, which was taken from a resident’s home in Altadena by four individuals who were quickly apprehended. Authorities would not be drawn on who the Emmy belongs to. In another case, two people entered two different houses in the same neighborhood and are facing two counts of first-degree burglary, which could see them get 12 years behind bars.
During mandatory evacuations, three people were caught carrying out “first-degree residential burglary and looting” of a house in Mandeville Canyon, with the suspects allegedly stealing over $200,000 worth of valuables. “There have been certain people that we have given a warning to because we anticipated that this was half was going to happen, and these are the criminals,” Mr Hochman said during a press briefing. “These are the people who are seeking to exploit this tragedy for their own benefit.”.
An arson charge has also been filed against a man who allegedly started a fire in the nearby city of Azusa, who could face a sentence of up to nine years in prison. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna issued a stern warning for looters, stressing: “Everyone around me is hungry. When we catch people, we mean business.”.
