The Los Angeles Police department has an interesting warning for people shopping on Melrose Avenue and in the jewelry district in downtown Los Angeles after shoppers have been attacked: don’t wear high end jewelry in public.
Security expert Louis Perry believes the crimes continue because of lenient sentencing laws.
LAPD issued a similar safety alert last year during a rash of smash-and-grab and follow-home robberies. Some business owners along Melrose Avenue say the ongoing crime has forced some retailers out of business.
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