{"id":10464,"date":"2026-05-20T20:47:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10464"},"modified":"2026-05-20T20:47:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:47:47","slug":"south-american-gangs-responsible-for-string-of-la-home-robberies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10464","title":{"rendered":"South American gangs responsible for string of LA home robberies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Seven South American gang members \u2014 including four Colombian nationals \u2014 accused of using brazen tactics to rob unsuspecting homeowners across Los Angeles, including during break-ins with terrified residents still inside, have been arrested.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Diaz caught on camera <span class=\"credit\">Jonathan Alcorn for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman hosted a press conference Wednesday where he described the crime spree and main offenders taken down by the LAPD.<\/p>\n<p>Chilean national Kevin Diaz was hit with 18 felony charges after allegedly trying to rob a home on May 4 while a family of four was inside the Rexford Drive residence, Hochman announced.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A Rexford drive home after Diaz allegedly smashed the back door. <span class=\"credit\">Los Angeles District Attorney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The resident heard a loud crash and saw a man on surveillance video smashing through the back door with a heavy object. The homeowner ran upstairs, locked himself in a bathroom and called 911, according to Hochman.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>When LAPD arrived, Diaz, 22, was still inside the home and fled on foot. Footage shown at the press conference, which also included LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell and Sheriff Robert Luna, captured Diaz running down the sidewalk with stolen items.<\/p>\n<p>Police set up a perimeter and arrested him. Hochman said investigators later linked Diaz to 17 other burglaries dating back to January 2025. Diaz faces up to 26 years in prison and is believed to be part of a sophisticated burglary ring targeting Angelenos.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Tough on crime DA Nathan Hochman and a hidden camera. <span class=\"credit\">Jonathan Alcorn for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Chief McDonnell has cracked down on home robberies. <span class=\"credit\">Jonathan Alcorn for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThey are crews that are an international enterprise,\u201d McDonnell told The California Post. \u201cMany of these individuals are coming in on tourist Visas for 90 days exploiting the visas and then if they get caught they bail out, and go back to the country they came from,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sheriff Luna holds up a \u201cjammer\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Jonathan Alcorn for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They are also using sophisticated tactics. Luna presented hidden cameras made to look like greenery and \u201ca jammer\u201d which is a device \u201csuspects carry to jam your camera system and other wifi devices connected to the cloud,\u201d Luna said.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives from The Ventura County Police and Sheriff\u2019s departments were also on hand.<\/p>\n<p>Hochman made it clear that all entities have been working closely together which led to the arrest of three South Americans that were robbed a home on the 24000 Block of Mathew Street in Newhall with a UHaul.<\/p>\n<p>Owen Rivera Chacon, 26, Christopher Sanchez 26, and Edison Bioka, 27 were all taken into custody for that incident. During the investigation, detectives recovered U.S. currency, jewelry, a luxury handbag, a Wi-Fi jamming device, gloves and other burglary tools.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Some of the items taken. <span class=\"credit\">Jonathan Alcorn for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Items seized from South American gangs targeting LA homes  <span class=\"credit\">Jonathan Alcorn for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mayoral hopeful Spencer Pratt has been very vocal about residential burglaries, and on Saturday held an event in Sherman Oaks addressing crime and other issues.<\/p>\n<p>Before the event, Pratt fired off a blistering public safety message, accusing city leaders of pointing to falling crime statistics, while ignoring what residents are experiencing on the streets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s easy to say crime is down when you simply stop responding to crimes,\u201d Pratt wrote in a social media post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Jonathan Alcorn for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When asked if the crackdown had anything to do with the Mayoral race, Luna was passionate about law enforcement\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you turn on the news tonight or you did last night, the first five or six stories are usually about a residential burglary, And there\u2019s a lot of people who say, where are the police? This is a reminder that this is what we came here to do today is to remind everybody that our people are working 24-7, seven days a week, 365 days a week, and we\u2019re hitting this hard,\u201d the Sheriff said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Jonathan Alcorn for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hochman says this isn\u2019t political and had a tough message for the South American gangs. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you want to come here and steal from us, if you want to come here and break into our houses, if you want to come in here and scare and traumatize our families, let me assure you where you will spend some time in our jails and our prisons,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; 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