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Dallas Cowboys player Linval Joseph and Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis were also targeted in different burglaries.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

“We are deploying resources and acting strategically to halt this spate of burglaries and to catch the perpetrators,” Bass said in a statement on April 21.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Bass and McDonnell said they hoped the increased police presence would curb burglaries and result in arrests, but they also stressed that burglaries in the area were down for the year overall.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

The latest in the string of recent burglaries occurred after Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday that she had directed the Los Angeles Police Department to increase patrols along Ventura Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Investigating the burglaries, Locard found prints—but they didn’t look like any prints he’d seen before.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day