According to the LA Times, the Los Angeles Police Department has just broken up a large scale burglary ring that was targeting luxury homes in the San Fernando Valley.
The thieves were targeting homes that were tented for pest eradication, and they also used Craigslist to identify estate sales, which hopefully will be the end of such advertisements without at least taking some rudimentary precautions.
This particular ring was apparently responsible for the theft of several million dollars worth of valuables, although – I suspect that a typical stolen TV is not worth quite as much as a brand new one in a box. 
I know I won’t be looking at the exterminator quite the same way the next visit, and another separate ring of thieves that was targeting celebrity homes was also broken up recently. Victims apparently included Orlando Bloom, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan.
A disturbing trend, that is perhaps not surprising considering the recent financial issues we are all facing. Not that the gap between the haves and the have-nots is increasing or anything……
Lindsay Lohan Amongst Celebrity Theft Victims
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How interesting…! I’m sure luxury home owners will be relieved but hopefully they won’t see this as the end to their theft problems. I say this because once a ring is broken, another’s bound to sprout somehow, right?
Yeah, they lose here but gain there. I think celebrities may loose millions but still, they stay wealthy to afford living a lavish life.