At least 17 street gangs, mostly based in downtown Los Angeles, have staged more than 200 robberies with powerful hands in the past 15 months, with five occurring this week, police said. “In my 34 years at LAPD, I have never seen anything like it [coordinated] criminal behavior, “said LAPD Captain Jonathan Tippet, head of a” home robbery “task force. The criminal often used observers to monitor people wearing high quality watches or driving expensive cars in luxury neighborhoods of the city. Scammers then set their associates on targets to steal their jewelry, bags or cars, Tippet said. “We have seen countless people injured with guns pointed at them,” he added. “Many others treat the stab wounds and injuries, kicks, beatings, punches and hit them in the head with a pistol.” The LAPD says at least 17 street gangs have staged more than 200 robberies with powerful hands in the past 15 months. On Monday, a woman was hit by a robber’s car when she tried to run after they broke the window of her vehicle while they stopped at a red light. The thieves left with her Rolex after throwing it on the street, they showed security plans. In another case, a suspect was arrested for allegedly taking two $ 600,000 watches from a target victim, according to authorities. Robberies are often violent, with some victims being shot. AP / Damian Dovarganes Thirteen victims had been shot in “home robberies” since the beginning of last year, and two of them were killed, officials said. Many of the attacks took place in the city’s jewelry area and in the Hollywood and Wilshire sections of the LAPD, according to police. Dozens of people had been arrested by the task force for robberies, gun crimes, attempted murder and suspected murder, officials said. With Post cables
