Marvel alum <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-evans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Evans</a> said he ditched California living to appreciate the changing seasons in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/massachusetts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Massachusetts</a>.
The 42-year-old “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marvel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Avengers: Endgame</a>” star discussed his thoughts during a cover story interview with <a href="https://www.gq.com/story/chris-evans-october-cover-profile-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GQ</a>. He said <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/los-angeles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles</a> gave him “Pavlovian anxiety” and that returning to his home state offered a sense of peace in his life. 
Evans said arriving back East “takes me back to a place when life was not just simpler—that’s too reductive—but to a time where I was more pure, I guess; where my ego and my insecurities weren’t such a dominant force that I had to push against.”
Later, he said, “The fact that trees are green blows my mind.” The actor also discussed how becoming self-focused makes him unhappy.
“I’ve just learned early on that when I go small, I suffer,” Evans told the outlet. “When I look at my own life and it’s under a microscope, or when I consider my own experience, it leads to cyclical unhappiness.”
The “Captain America” star also mentioned how he picks projects now based on the season. As he told GQ, “Now it’s really about, well: What time of year are we filming? Am I gonna miss autumn? You know, I don’t want to miss autumn. I only have so many of them.”
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Evans said he’s content at this point to leave Hollywood behind. “I could just make furniture for nobody and be happy,” he added.  
“I don’t want to waste too much time in this industry, but that doesn’t really feel.… That doesn’t sound correct. I don’t want to occupy too much space in an industry that I’ve already poured 20 years into,” Evans said. 
He continued, “Sometimes I wonder if I’m lacking some sort of—like, I think I’m a very driven person. I have a lot of energy. I wake up early, I get a lot done in a day, but it’s not always focused on acting. Sometimes reading a script is the last thing I want to do.”
Despite this, the actor didn’t rule out a return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, giving the idea a “maybe.”
&#8220;I’ll never say never, just because it was such a wonderful experience,” he said. “But I’m also very precious with it. It’s something that I am very proud of. And like I said, sometimes I can’t believe it even happened. And I wouldn’t want the black eye if it felt like a cash grab or if it didn’t live up to expectations or if it just felt like it wasn’t connected to that original thing….So, no time soon.&#8221;

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Marvel Alum Chris Evans Discusses Ditching ‘Pavlovian Anxiety’ Of L.A.

Marvel Alum Chris Evans Discusses Ditching 'Pavlovian Anxiety' Of L.A. 

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Two female models have been reportedly found dead in their luxury apartments in downtown Los Angeles within the last week, sparking an investigation from authorities who have not confirmed if any link exists between the two deaths.
Authorities discovered Maleesa Mooney, 31, an aspiring model and real estate agent, dead in her apartment on September 12, leaving family members grieving and authorities searching for a suspect.
“When a week went by, we just knew something was off,” Bailey Babb, Mooney’s cousin, <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/family-seeking-answers-after-model-was-murdered-in-dtla/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> KTLA. “Her messages weren’t delivering, and we knew something was up because we all have a special relationship with Maleesa.”
Authorities have reportedly launched a murder investigation into Mooney&#8217;s death.
According to a <a href="https://www.lapdonline.org/newsroom/detectives-seek-information-on-murdered-los-angeles-woman-nr23674jc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news release</a> from the LAPD, Mooney’s exact cause of death remains unknown pending results from a post-mortem examination conducted by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.
Police authorities have asked the public for assistance in identifying the person or people responsible for her death.
Two days earlier, authorities found 32-year-old model Nichole Coats, whose death prompted members of her family to tell local media they believe she was murdered.
“I couldn’t recognize her,” May Stevens, aunt, said, <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-16/two-models-found-dead-in-downtown-la-apartments-in-past-week" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Los Angeles Times. “I believe it was murder, I really do. One of her legs was up in the air in a kicking position. That’s not somebody who just laid in their bed and died.”
Coats’ death is not being investigated as a homicide, according to the LAPD and the L.A. County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.
On Saturday, LAPD Officer Drake Madison said that he has “no idea” about the circumstances of Coats’ death and that “we had no information of any type of homicide or anything. We couldn’t find anything on that. … It could be anything.”
Lt. Ricardo Lopez of the L.A. County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner said it is under “active investigation,” adding, “The cause of death is deferred, so we don’t have any cause of death to give you at this time. … That’s subject to change, but at this time, no.”
Coates&#8217; cousin, Sheniya Mason, <a href="https://abc7.com/model-death-downtown-los-angeles-investigation-nichole-coats/13793806/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> ABC7 she wants to know if there is a correlation between the deaths of the two females.
&#8220;We just want to know what happened &#8230; It just doesn&#8217;t seem right &#8230; Is there a correlation between these two females?&#8221; she said. &#8220;Is there a correlation? They were both almost in the same area &#8230; we need to make sure that this isn&#8217;t something else because it just didn&#8217;t seem right.&#8221;
In recent years, critics have blamed Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon for what they say are soft-on-crime policies that allow criminals to walk free despite serious criminal histories.
Last week, an alleged <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/los-angeles-alleged-gang-member-on-probation-for-attempted-murder-crashes-into-uber-kills-two-sisters-and-friend" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gang member on probation</a> for attempted murder killed two sisters and their friend when he crashed into their Uber at up to 100mph over the weekend, police said Wednesday.

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Two L.A. Models Found Dead In Downtown Luxury Apartments Within Same Week: Reports

Two L.A. Models Found Dead In Downtown Luxury Apartments Within Same Week

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An armed man was arrested for posing as a U.S. Marshal while at an event in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/los-angeles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles</a> for Democratic presidential candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/robert-f-kennedy-jr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</a>, according to the police. 
Kennedy was set to speak at a &#8220;Hispanic Heritage&#8221; event at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles when a man arrived at the venue and identified himself as a member of Kennedy security detail, Kennedy said. Police later arrived and arrested the man. 
“The man, wearing two shoulder holsters with loaded pistols and spare ammunition magazines was carrying a U.S. Marshal badge on a lanyard and beltclip federal ID. He identified himself as a member of my security detail. Armed GDBA team members moved quickly to isolate and detain the man until LAPD arrived to make the arrest. I’m also grateful to LAPD for its rapid response,” Kennedy posted on X. 
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I’m very grateful that alert and fast-acting protectors from Gavin de Becker and Associates (GDBA) spotted and detained an armed man who attempted to approach me at my Hispanic Heritage speech at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles tonight. The man, wearing two shoulder… <a href="https://t.co/vvJc0Gtk4o">pic.twitter.com/vvJc0Gtk4o</a>
&mdash; Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1702901035243823354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The Los Angeles Police said the man will likely face a gun charge, but they don’t think that he was threatening anyone, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/man-arrested-for-posing-as-u-s-marshal-during-robert-f-kennedy-jr-event-at-wilshire-ebell-theatre-rfk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
Kennedy said that he hoped the incident would lead to him getting Secret Service protection. His father, Robert Kennedy, was shot and killed by a gunman on June 5, 1968, <a href="https://abc7.com/robert-kennedy-jr-armed-man-arrested-los-angeles-fake-us-marshal-arrest/13789226/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">just miles</a> away from where Kennedy Jr.’s campaign event took place. 
“I’m still entertaining a hope that President Biden will allow me Secret Service protection. I am the first presidential candidate in history to whom the White House has denied a request for protection,” he said. 
Kennedy previously called out Biden, <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/28/rfk-jr-claims-he-was-denied-secret-service-protection-00108827">suggesting</a> that there was a political motivation behind the denial of the federal protection. 
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Kennedy, whose Democratic presidential primary polling average is nearly 12%, has focused his campaign on vaccine issues, foreign policy, and environmental issues. In a letter this week, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rfk-jr-blasts-dnc-in-open-letter-says-party-has-essentially-merged-into-one-unit-with-biden-campaign" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he</a> blasted the Democrat National Committee for going “off track” and reportedly not allowing a fair primary process. 
“Unfortunately, in recent years our party leaders have succumbed to the siren of control,” Kennedy wrote in a letter to DNC Chairman Jamie Harrison. “They have compromised the defining democratic principle of one person, one vote through repeated interference in the primary elections. They have hijacked the party machinery and, in recent years, directed the power of censorship onto their political opponents, raising political victory onto the altar in place of honest democracy.”

Democratic Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month in Los Angeles

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says her city welcomes illegal aliens, yet she admits she is afraid they could be airlifted into her city by the planeload at any moment.
On Thursday, Bass — the mayor of a soon-to-be Sanctuary City —<a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/09/15/axios-events-karen-bass-los-angeles" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> stated</a>, &#8220;We live in a city that welcomes immigrants, and so I think we have been able to handle it, but I am fearful that any day, planes could start coming.&#8221;
Bass was referring to busloads and planes of illegal aliens sent by Governors Greg Abbott (R-TX) and Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to liberal cities and districts in recent years. What Bass, and other liberals, neglect is that the Biden administration has shipped illegal immigrants around the country as well via taxpayer-funded flights, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/aircraft-records-reveal-secret-migrant-flights-across-u-s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exposed</a> by The Daily Wire.
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LA Mayor Karen Bass welcomed the idea of her city being known as a Sanctuary City. Now she&#39;s terrified. 
&quot;I am fearful that any day planes with migrants could start coming.&quot; 
Abbott, DeSantis &#8212; send every plane you got. <a href="https://t.co/xBC9cKKzl4">pic.twitter.com/xBC9cKKzl4</a>
&mdash; Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) <a href="https://twitter.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1702679335088329212?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Bass&#8217; comments come weeks after she<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/la-mayor-illegal-aliens-arent-invited-to-our-soon-to-be-sanctuary-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> said</a>, “L.A. has not extended an invitation asking for people to come.&#8221; It should be noted that the Democratic mayor and other elected officials did indeed offer an inviting hand earlier this year when Abbott began sending illegal aliens to their city.
“Los Angeles is not a city motivated by hate or fear and we absolutely will not be swayed or moved by petty politicians playing with human lives,” Bass <a href="https://mayor.lacity.gov/news/mayor-bass-issues-statement-regarding-arrival-migrants-los-angeles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> after the first busload came to L.A. “We are a city that seeks to treat all people with dignity and compassion and we will continue to work closely with non-profit organizations, including the L.A. Welcomes Collective, as well as with our County, State, and Federal partners.”
On Thursday, the mayor claimed that the transportation of the foreign nationals was politically motivated.
&#8220;What they&#8217;re trying to do is destabilize cities,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It&#8217;s the narrative that these are Democratic-run cities and that we don&#8217;t know how to govern and that everything is chaotic here.&#8221;
Of course, conservative officials are sending illegal immigrants to these cities because they either declared themselves to be &#8220;sanctuaries&#8221; and/or overwhelmingly voted for President Joe Biden — whose policies have proven that the Left doesn&#8217;t &#8220;know how to govern and that everything is chaotic&#8221; at the border — to steal a phrase from the mayor. Democrat cities had already had the reputation of being a disorganized and dangerous mess long before Abbott ever started sending the buses.
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The sad part is that if Bass truly wanted to stop this problem, she would convince the Biden administration to deport the illegal aliens, build a wall, and implement other security measures. Bass&#8217; party colleagues on the other side of the country have no interest in doing that.
Instead, the Left&#8217;s solution to this crisis is more federal funding and freebies offered. Now, it looks like their voters know that isn&#8217;t going to solve anything. On Friday, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) heard that message loud and clear as residents of the Big Apple shouted her and other New York City Democrats down.
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Wow! New Yorkers are MAD at their failed Democrat leaders. 
AOC gets shouted down by protestors angry over illegal immigrant crisis ravaging the city:
“Close the border!!”<a href="https://t.co/yvMWMGivml">pic.twitter.com/yvMWMGivml</a>
&mdash; Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href="https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1702709091452498035?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2023</a></blockquote>
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As readers can hear, the voters&#8217; desire was loud and clear: Close the border, send them home. 
The mayor of Los Angeles needs to hear that message as well. But, the American people are all too wise to think that elected officials will actually listen and follow through on doing what&#8217;s necessary to secure the border.
And so, the protests will fall on deaf ears, the border will remain open, and it seems likely the buses and the planes will continue.
Bass and her ilk have nobody to blame but themselves — they voted for and continue to support the policies and politicians that created this situation in the first place.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Mayor-elect Karen Bass

L.A. Mayor Says City ‘Welcomes Immigrants’ But She’s ‘Fearful’ Planes Of Illegal Aliens Will Start Coming ‘Any Day’

LA Mayor Says City 'Welcomes Immigrants' But She's 'Fearful' Planes Of Illegal Aliens Will Start Coming 'Any Day'

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Danny Masterson, famously known for his role as Steven Hyde in “That &#8217;70s Show,” was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison on Thursday after a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/actor-danny-masterson-found-guilty-of-two-counts-of-rape-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles jury found him guilty</a> of raping two women at his Hollywood Hills home in the early 2000s.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo handed the sentence to the 47-year-old actor after he reportedly listened to statements from the women he was convicted of sexually assaulting in 2003.
“Mr. Masterson, I know that you’re sitting here steadfast in your claims of innocence, and thus no doubt feeling victimized by a justice system that has failed you,” Olmedo told Masterson before handing down the sentence, according to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/danny-masterson-sentencing-rape-trial-fd7a10eda44d0e3ddde582d4c7053eb6?taid=64fa1b51c3af050001f10525&amp;utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&amp;utm_medium=AP&amp;utm_source=Twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Associated Press</a>. “But Mr. Masterson, you are not the victim here. Your actions 20 years ago took away another person’s voice, and choice. One way or another you will have to come to terms with your prior actions, and their consequences.”
A Los Angeles jury found Masterson guilty of two counts of rape in a retrial in May after several women he met through the Church of Scientology accused him of sexual assault in the early 2000s.
According to reports, the jury of seven women and five men reached the verdict after seven days of deliberation, but couldn’t decide on another sexual assault charge involving an ex-girlfriend, Chrissie Carnell-Bixler, with 8 of 12 jurors favoring a guilty verdict.
The retrial comes after three women — Carnell-Bixler and two Jane Does — came forward over six years ago and accused Masterson of sexually assaulting them between 2001 and 2003, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Masterson allegedly drugged and raped the women in his Hollywood Hills home. A judge declared the first round of deliberations a mistrial in November after the jury deadlocked.
Before the sentencing on Thursday, Masterson’s lawyer, Shawn Holley, reportedly told the judge that “his life that will be impacted by what you decide today.”
“And the life of his 9-year-old daughter, who means the world to him, and to whom he means the world,” Holley said. “He has lived an exemplary life, he has been an extraordinary father, husband, brother, son, co-worker and community servant.”
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Masterson rose to fame in the late 1990s and early 2000s while starring in “That ’70s Show” alongside Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, and Topher Grace.
In 2016, Masteron and Kutcher reunited on the Netflix comedy “The Ranch” until the sitcom wrote his character off the show following a Los Angeles Police Department investigation.
The women reportedly testified that church officials conspired with Masterson to cover up the incidents and not to report a member to law enforcement. They have previously said the reason LAPD and other law enforcement agencies refused to pursue Masterson was due to his affiliation with the Church of Scientology, and the church intervened in his case, impeding the investigation by filing “50 affidavits from Scientologists who denied the woman’s account.”
Scientology church officials have “vehemently denied having any policy that forbids members from going to secular authorities,” the Associated Press reported.
After the verdict earlier this year, the church told the outlet in a statement that the “testimony and descriptions of Scientology beliefs” during the trial were “uniformly false.”
“The Church has no policy prohibiting or discouraging members from reporting criminal conduct of anyone — Scientologists or not — to law enforcement,” the statement said.
Masterson reportedly said previously that the sexual relations between him and his accusers were consensual and denied the rape allegations that the women brought against him during the #MeToo wave in 2018.
“It seems as if you are presumed guilty the moment you are accused,” he said when the allegations were first brought against him.
Masterson, who did not testify or have his lawyers call witnesses, will be eligible for parole after serving 25 1/2 years, but could reportedly be imprisoned for life.

Danny Masterson rape retrial

‘That 70s Show’ Actor Danny Masterson Sentenced To 30 Years To Life On Two Counts Of Rape

'That 70's Show' Actor Danny Masterson Sentenced To 30 Years to Life In Prison For Two Counts Of Rape

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From big cities to small towns across the country, America is facing a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/law-enforcement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">police officer</a> shortage.
To blame is a mass exodus from police departments over the last several years, along with difficulty hiring new officers.
Many in law enforcement say departments are suffering from flagging morale thanks to a wave of anti-police sentiment that peaked with the police killing of George Floyd in 2020. In some cases, city councils slashed police budgets, leaving some police chiefs feeling abandoned as they are stretched thin trying to keep residents safe.
Resignations among cops were up 47% last year over 2019, and retirements were up 19% <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-experiencing-police-hiring-crisis-rcna103600" target="_blank" rel="noopener">among</a> 200 police forces surveyed by the Police Executive Research Forum.
While large cities are forced to plod along with smaller departments, some small towns are giving up and simply shuttering their police forces.
In Goodhue, Minnesota, a town of 1,300, Police Chief Josh Smith warned the City Council that unless police pay and benefits improved, he would not be able to find new officers, the Associated Press <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-experiencing-police-hiring-crisis-rcna103600" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
When his prediction proved right over the summer, the chief quit, and the small police department&#8217;s one full-time officer and five part-time employees followed him out the door.
Goodhue closed its police department in late August, leaving its police work to the county sheriff.
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However, the Goodhue County sheriff is trying to fill four vacancies of his own. He said he only has 10 applicants for all four jobs compared to the 35 applicants he got for one job in 2019, and he expects to have to poach cops from other forces.
“It’s scary,” Sheriff Marty Kelly told the Associated Press. “We are robbing Peter to pay Paul. And we’re not alone.”
Other towns have left their police work to state police or the police forces in neighboring towns.
The U.S. has seen many smaller towns and cities disband their local police departments in the last few decades. Over 500 towns and cities with populations of 1,000 to 200,000 closed their police departments between 1972 and 2017, <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094119022000377#preview-section-cited-by" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to a 2022 paper by a Rice University economics professor.
Lately though, the reason for closing the police department is often an officer shortage. Over the past two years, at least 12 small towns have closed their departments.
Morris, another Minnesota town, which has 5,100 residents, had only two cops left when it closed its police department last year after officers kept leaving.
Two Maine towns also recently shuttered their police departments &#8212; Limestone in March and Van Buren two years ago.
In Illinois, the town of Washburn with 1,100 residents closed its police department in 2021.
In Texas, the town of Lott with 700 residents closed its police department with two officers last year when the town was going broke, according to the mayor.
Big cities, where there is much more crime to handle, are scrambling to deal with officers quitting in droves as well.
In New York City, the NYPD <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nyc-mayors-nearly-500-million-gun-violence-plan-doesnt-include-more-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has seen</a> an alarming wave of officers resigning.
In January and February, 239 officers resigned, the biggest exodus since 2007, <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/03/10/nypd-cops-resigning-from-force-in-2023-at-record-pace/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to NYPD pension data. Also this year, the NYPD lowered its fitness standards in order to bring more women onto the force, a decision the mayor reportedly had to approve.
“The NYPD staffing emergency is approaching the point of no return,” <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/03/10/nypd-cops-resigning-from-force-in-2023-at-record-pace/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch in March.
In Los Angeles, the LAPD is <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lapd-shrinks-9000-officers-fewest-cops-generation-rcna98672" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more than</a> 300 officers short and down to fewer than 9,000 officers, the fewest since the 1990s.
Last year, as Los Angeles battled the officer shortage and a crime spike, Angelenos pooled their money to offer new cops up to $24,000 over two years for housing. The program <a href="https://labusinessjournal.com/real-estate/housing/lapd-moves-ahead-with-housing-plan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raised</a> at least $2.2 million.
San Francisco is about 600 officers short, but the city <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/new-san-francisco-police-hires-reach-three-year-18263146.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has been</a> able to attract more recruits lately.
In San Francisco, Democratic Mayor London Breed <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/12/15/behind-london-breeds-defund-the-police-turnaround-in-san-francisco/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cut $120 million</a> from the police and sheriff’s budgets in 2020, even though police warned that the cut could affect their ability to respond to emergencies.
By 2021 though, because the police cuts had impacted the San Francisco police department’s ability to respond to emergencies, Breed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rising-crime-homelessness-leave-residents-of-san-francisco-and-oakland-on-edge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">flipped</a> on her decision. She made an emergency request to the Board of Supervisors for more law enforcement money to crack down on crime, including open-air drug dealing, car break-ins, and theft from stores.
Austin, which is also battling a crime spike, is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/union-says-austin-police-dept-battling-crime-spike-hundreds-of-officers-short-after-defund-the-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more than</a> 500 officers short, resulting in 911 callers being put on hold, according to a union representing the cops. The Austin Police Department has lost more than 800 officers in the last six years.
“We’re moving in the wrong direction. There’s less and less resources to go out and do the job,” Thomas Villarreal, president of the Austin Police Association, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/austin-pd-hundreds-officers-short-crime-cripples-city-union-warns-resources" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> last month.
In 2020, Austin’s city council voted to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/austin-city-defund-the-police-budget" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slash</a> the police department’s budget by $150 million, more than a third. Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-police-officer-faces-2nd-indictment-after-2020-protests-additional-officer-indicted/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">at least</a> 19 Austin police officers have been indicted for their actions on the job during the riots of 2020.
Nashville&#8217;s police department is short 170 officers, which left the city&#8217;s elementary schools 70 school resource officers short this summer.
“If we pull 70 officers from the precincts and put them in schools and we leave the rest of the community vulnerable,&#8221; Nashville Police Chief John Drake <a href="https://www.wsmv.com/2023/07/15/metro-police-chief-addresses-staffing-shortages-after-announcing-lack-sros-elementary-schools/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, citing gun violence in the city.

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Dozens of people were shot in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chicago" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cities</a> across the country over a violent Labor Day holiday this past weekend.
Gun violence broke out in at least seven cities over the three-day weekend, when much of the country was off from work and celebrating either at home or after traveling.
Chicago saw the most gun violence with <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/labor-day-weekend-shootings-sept-1-to-5/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">at least</a> 41 people shot, eight fatally.
A six-year-old boy <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/shootings-in-chicago-last-night-this-weekend-gun-violence/13737986/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was shot</a> in his thigh and injured inside a home, and a teen boy was shot in the head and injured Sunday evening on the city&#8217;s South Side. No arrests have been made yet in either shooting, and detectives are investigating.
Late Friday, a 15-year-old boy was shot in the abdomen, and a 16-year-old girl was shot in the foot after a football game near a Chicago high school. The boy was reported in critical condition, and no one was immediately arrested.
A 53-year-old woman was found shot dead inside a Chicago home Saturday morning, and detectives were questioning a person of interest.
In Atlanta, 15 people <a href="https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/atlantas-violent-labor-day-weekend-police-still-say-crime-is-down-victims-families-disagree-shootings-fatal-deadly/85-64059c66-fc61-4fef-a239-748ed97e2944" target="_blank" rel="noopener">were shot</a> and six people died from their wounds over the weekend.
&#8220;It&#8217;s happening over and over, right here, in this area,&#8221; <a href="https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/atlantas-violent-labor-day-weekend-police-still-say-crime-is-down-victims-families-disagree-shootings-fatal-deadly/85-64059c66-fc61-4fef-a239-748ed97e2944" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Brad Olvey, the cousin of one of the victims, 25-year-old Harrison Olvey. &#8220;I&#8217;ve been here for almost 20 years. And it&#8217;s getting worse.&#8221;
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In Kansas City, four people were <a href="https://www.kmbc.com/article/four-people-shot-killed-labor-day-weekend-kc/44991108" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shot</a> and killed over the weekend, and all cases reportedly remain unsolved.
In Baltimore, police are investigating seven shootings that <a href="https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/one-man-killed-two-injured-in-three-separate-overnight-shootings-in-baltimore-police-say#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killed</a> at least two people. On Friday night, a 12-year-old was <a href="https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/baltimore-grapples-with-violent-labor-day-weekend-seven-shootings-under-investigation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shot</a> and injured near a Baltimore high school by a gunman who is still on the run from police.
In New York City, at least three people <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/09/04/5-people-busted-for-guns-at-jouvert-but-no-shootings-or-stabbings-reported-nypd-sources/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">were shot</a> near a parade route in Brooklyn on Monday, including a 51-year-old man who died from his injuries.
In Philadelphia, at least two people, one elderly and one a minor, were shot over the holiday weekend. An 80-year-old was in critical condition after being <a href="https://www.fox29.com/news/man-80-shot-in-the-head-on-labor-day-in-south-philadelphia-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shot</a> in South Philadelphia on Monday. No one has been arrested yet. A 15-year-old boy was shot and <a href="https://6abc.com/15-year-old-philadelphia-police-shooting-teen-injured/13736803/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">injured</a> Monday night in Philadelphia.
In Memphis, four people including a 17-year-old were in critical condition after three <a href="https://wreg.com/news/local/labor-day-weekend-shootings-leave-4-injured/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shootings</a> over the holiday weekend.
Summer holidays including Labor Day, the Fourth of July, and Memorial Day typically come with a spate of violence, particularly gun violence, across the country, especially in major cities.
Last year, the violence in some areas was even worse.
Last year in Chicago, 55 people <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-labor-day-weekend-shootings-violence-crime/12203033/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">were injured</a> and 11 people died from gun violence over the Labor Day holiday.
In Philadelphia in 2022, 10 people were <a href="https://6abc.com/philadelphia-shooting-gun-violence-labor-day-weekend-philly-murders/12201849/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killed</a> over Labor Day weekend and 23 more people were injured.
In several <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/shootings-new-york-city-25-year-nypd/story?id=100793613" target="_blank" rel="noopener">major</a> cities, gun violence has <a href="https://xtown.la/2023/07/07/los-angeles-sees-major-drop-in-murdersin-first-half-of-2023/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dipped</a> this year since just after the pandemic in 2021, when shooting murders <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/26/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spiked</a> 45% compared to 2019.
However, violent crime across the U.S. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/violent-crime-us-cities-still-pre-pandemic-levels-report-says-rcna95176" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remains</a> elevated above pre-pandemic levels.
Gun assaults were up 39%, aggravated assaults were up 8%, and robberies were up 2% in the first half of this year compared to the first half of 2019, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/violent-crime-us-cities-still-pre-pandemic-levels-report-says-rcna95176" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to a report from the Council on Criminal Justice.
Some cities are also now <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/another-california-smash-and-grab-sees-thieves-make-off-with-half-a-million-dollars-in-jewelry">struggling</a> with other crime trends such as car theft, robbery, and organized shoplifting.

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Dozens Shot Across Nation Over Violent Labor Day Weekend

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rapper-50-cent-says-i-told-you-la-was-finished-following-latest-300k-smash-and-grab-heist">Rapper 50 Cent</a> allegedly threw a microphone off the stage — which apparently struck and injured a women in the crowd — during his concert in Los Angeles on Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena.
The 48-year-old rapper, born Curtis James Jackson III, was performing at his  &#8220;The Final Lap&#8221; tour and had called out his surprise guest Los Angeles native rapper, YG. During the set, YG was rapping when Jackson&#8217;s mic had apparently stopped working, <a href="https://people.com/50-cent-injures-fan-throwing-microphone-off-stage-7964446?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&amp;utm_content=new&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_term=64f0f326062cd50001fa95d1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People magazine</a> reported.
In a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@polyboy.steezy/video/7273380818255564078?embed_source=121355058%2C121351166%2C121331973%2C120811592%2C120810756%3Bnull%3Bembed_share&amp;refer=embed&amp;referer_url=allhiphop.com%2Fnews%2F50-cent-yg-mic-throw-la-bryhana-monegain%2F&amp;referer_video_id=7273380818255564078" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> that surfaced on social media, 50 Cent can be seen tossing a microphone into the crowd. He is then given a second one and after he attempted to get it to work, the rapper appeared to launch the second mic into the audience with more force, <a href="https://variety.com/2023/music/news/50-cent-throws-microphone-at-concert-hits-in-head-1235709766/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Variety</a> noted.
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Images later surfaced of the women allegedly struck by one of the mics, Power 106 host Bryhana Monegain, the outlet noted. Pictures show Monegain with blood on her face and a large gash in her forehead. She was reportedly standing in the production area where his crew was <a href="https://ktla.com/entertainment/50-cent-throws-mic-injures-woman-at-crypto-com-arena-concert/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">located</a>, <a href="https://people.com/50-cent-injures-fan-throwing-microphone-off-stage-7964446?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&amp;utm_content=new&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_term=64f0f326062cd50001fa95d1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People</a> noted. Bryhana reportedly ended up going to the hospital to deal with the injury.
<a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/08/31/50-cent-microphone-throws-fan-concert-hits-fan-head/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMZ</a> later reported that the superstar rapper was a suspect in a criminal felony battery report after Monegain filed a police report. However, Variety reported that they had been unable to confirm with Los Angeles Police Department whether a report had been filed or not.
Law enforcement sources told KTLA that when 50 Cent threw the mic, they believe he was intending to throw it to his crew members in the AV area and did not mean to hit Monegain. The radio host reportedly told police 50 cent allegedly &#8220;looked directly at her before&#8221; he threw the microphone, TMZ noted.
The rapper&#8217;s attorney, Scott Leemon, told Variety, &#8220;Let&#8217;s be very clear, as I told LAPD this afternoon, my client Curtis would never intentionally strike anyone with a microphone. Anyone saying something different doesn’t have all the facts and is misinformed.&#8221;
The rapper&#8217;s tour kicked off in July with the European leg set to begin next month in Amsterdam. It will wrap up in December in New Zealand.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/battery-investigation-opened-after-cardi-b-throws-microphone-at-concertgoer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Battery Investigation Opened After Cardi B Throws Microphone At Concertgoer</a>

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Rapper 50 Cent Allegedly Throws Mic During Concert, Injuring Woman

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An alleged gang member who was on probation for <a href="https://abc7.com/uber-crash-south-la-suspect/13719075/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attempted</a> murder killed two sisters and their friend when he crashed into their <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/uber" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Uber</a> at up to 100mph over the weekend, police said Wednesday.
Gregory Black, 31, was <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/suspect-los-angeles-crash-killed-3-woman-gang-member-probation-related-murder-case-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">charged</a> with three counts of gross vehicular manslaughter for the deaths of sisters Juvelyn Arroyo and Veronica Amezola, both 23, and their friend Kimberly Izquierdo, 27.
Los Angeles police investigators said Black is a gang member with a long criminal rap sheet and was on probation for attempted murder when he T-boned the women&#8217;s Uber as they headed home from a concert early Saturday morning.
Black was speeding in a white Mercedes-Benz and blasted through multiple red lights before he crashed into the Uber going up to 100 mph in a 35 mph zone, the LAPD said.
The Uber sedan spun around five times before stopping at a curb, according to police. The Uber driver and a passenger who was sitting in the front seat were injured and are recovering, but the sisters and their friend were sitting in the back seat and did not survive.
All three women died at the scene.
The fatal crash happened near Century Boulevard and Vermont Avenue just south of downtown Los Angeles.
&#8220;It&#8217;s obvious when you see these videos, that it&#8217;s vehicular homicide all the way,&#8221; LAPD Detective Ryan Moreno <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/suspect-los-angeles-crash-killed-3-woman-gang-member-probation-related-murder-case-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;It looked like a bomb went off.&#8221;
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Black also survived with minor injuries, including a fractured ankle.
Moreno&#8217;s &#8220;pretty checkered past&#8221; includes three felony convictions, Moreno said. Authorities also found a loaded gun in his car.
&#8220;Mr. Black is going to prison,&#8221; Moreno <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/uber-crash-south-los-angeles-investigation-details-charges-announced" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;He has an extensive criminal history. I&#8217;m 100% confident he&#8217;s going to go to prison. This man should never come out and see the light of day.&#8221;
Investigators are still looking into whether drugs or alcohol were involved in the crash.
&#8220;It&#8217;s almost worse that there isn&#8217;t any kind of alcohol or DUI,&#8221; Moreno <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/suspect-los-angeles-crash-killed-3-woman-gang-member-probation-related-murder-case-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;You&#8217;re actually sober and you&#8217;re actually driving like that sober? Who&#8217;s going to get behind the well and drive 100 mph and run red lights?&#8221;
Black was arrested and is currently being held at the Los Angeles County jail on a $4 million bond.
He faces from 20 years to life in prison for each of the three gross vehicular manslaughter charges. He is set to appear in court on September 5.
The deceased women&#8217;s families <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/uber-crash-south-los-angeles-investigation-details-charges-announced" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the three were heading home from a concert when the fatal accident happened.
In recent years, critics have blamed Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon for what they say are soft on crime policies that allow criminals to walk free despite serious criminal histories.
Last summer, two cops in the Los Angeles area were <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-06-15/gunman-in-killing-of-el-monte-police-officers-was-on-probation-for-gun-charge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gunned down</a> by an alleged gang member who was on probation for an illegal gun charge. The gunman had been convicted previously of burglary and car theft and charged with possessing methamphetamine. He had also allegedly violated his probation but had not been arrested before the fatal cop shooting occurred.

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Yet another smash-and-grab robbery in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/los-angeles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles</a> area on Tuesday saw a band of thieves make off with half a million dollars in jewelry, the store&#8217;s owner said.
Samuel Babikian, owner of Jewels on Lake in Pasadena just north of Los Angeles, was <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/pasadena-smash-and-grab-jewelry-store" target="_blank" rel="noopener">left distraught</a> after he said a group of robbers came into his store and pepper sprayed him before absconding with about $500,000 worth of merchandise.
Pasadena police responded to a call about the incident around 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Police said they were told four men in ski masks robbed the jewelry store. The attackers fled in a white vehicle, police <a href="https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2023/08/29/masked-robbers-pepper-spray-pasadena-jewelry-store-owner-and-employee-during-500000-heist/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
So far, police have not announced any arrests in connection with the robbery, and the investigation is ongoing.
The store owner said the pepper spray briefly blinded him and gave him breathing issues, so he was unable to give a detailed description of the attackers.
Babikian said he has owned the jewelry store for more than 40 years.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t even know what I would do tomorrow morning,&#8221; an emotional Babikian <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/pasadena-smash-and-grab-jewelry-store" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox 11.
The Los Angeles area has been battling a string of organized retail thefts characterized by large groups of robbers ransacking stores together.
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Late last month, police <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/california-jewelry-store-smash-grab-robbers-snatched-900000-merchandise" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> another group of masked thieves stole $900,000 worth of merchandise from a jewelry store in Irvine just south of Los Angeles and Glendale.
Earlier this month, a mob of up to 50 people in hoodies and masks <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/08/14/1193726286/smash-and-grab-mob-criminals-nordstrom-los-angeles-california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stole</a> up to $300,000 in luxury merchandise from a Nordstrom in Los Angeles. The thieves also attacked security guards with bear mace.
Three weeks ago, another group of 30 to 40 thieves robbed a Yves Saint Laurent store in southern California in broad daylight, absconding with an estimated $300,000 worth of merchandise, police said. The brazen smash-and-grab robbery was caught on video just before 5 p.m. The store is located at the Americana at Brand mall in Glendale, just north of Los Angeles.
<a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/video-shows-wild-scene-at-americana-as-thieves-ransack-yves-saint-laurent-store/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Footage</a> from the Yves Saint Laurent incident shows over a dozen people mostly dressed in dark clothes, hoods, and masks dashing into the store and running out again, their arms full of the expensive merchandise.
In response to the string of robberies, Los Angeles launched a new task force focused on combatting organized retail theft.
Last week, the new task force <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/los-angeles-crime-task-force-arrests-11-linked-to-smash-and-grab-robberies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a> 11 people in connection with the recent smash-and-grab robberies, included some who were allegedly involved in the Nordstrom and Yves Saint Laurent store robberies.
Detectives on the new task force are investigating at least nine cases involving organized retail crimes.
In Los Angeles, most types of violent crime are down except theft, which is up 15% to over 20,000 thefts compared to this time last year, <a href="https://lapdonlinestrgeacc.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/lapdonlinemedia/cityprof.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to police data.
Since the fall of 2021, Los Angeles County, which includes Pasadena where the jewelry store robbery occurred, has seen at least 170 organized retail thefts, including the smash-and-grab trend, <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/los-angeles-moves-crack-down-retail-theft-epidemic-task-force" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office.
Other West Coast cities have seen a spike in retail theft this year as well, including San Francisco and Seattle.

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Another California Smash-And-Grab Sees Thieves Make Off With Half A Million Dollars In Jewelry

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A California shopping mall will require unaccompanied minors to wear lanyards with their identification after a brawl over the weekend forced the mall to shut down.
Several fights <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/08/30/california-mall-to-require-unaccompanied-teens-to-wear-id-lanyards-after-large-brawl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">broke out</a> just after 6 p.m. at Moreno Valley Mall east of Los Angeles on Sunday, resulting in authorities being called to help security break up the physical altercations. No weapons were used in the scuffles, according to mall management.
The mall&#8217;s movie theater was offering $4 tickets to celebrate National Cinema Day and hundreds of people had come to the shopping center to take advantage of the offer.
Local parents weighed in, saying they think the lanyard IDs are a good start, at least.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s a bad idea, but what good is just knowing who they are? If anything, you solve the problem. I don&#8217;t think knowing who they are will solve the problem,&#8221; one parent <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/moreno-valley-mall-mob-brawls-crackdown-teen-fights-violence-safety" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox 11.
“We would like to remind you that the mall security is not a babysitting service, and it is the responsibility of parents to raise their children to be respectful to others and to compose themselves accordingly when out in public,” the mall <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/08/30/california-mall-to-require-unaccompanied-teens-to-wear-id-lanyards-after-large-brawl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement.
“In light of today’s events, we will be forced to go back to the drawing board with regard to unattended youth at our property,” said the mall, which is operated by International Growth Properties.
The statement added that it extends its &#8220;sincerest apologies&#8221; to the stores and families who were &#8220;caught up in this child&#8217;s play while trying to enjoy our mall.&#8221;
Unaccompanied minors will now have to wear lanyards with their names and their parents&#8217; contact information when they are at the mall after 5 p.m. on weekdays and all day on the weekends.
So far it is unclear when the new rule will take effect, but the goal is <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/moreno-valley-mall-mob-brawls-crackdown-teen-fights-violence-safety" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> to have it in place by the holiday season.
The same night as the mall brawl, another fight broke out among teens at Del Amo Shopping Center in Torrance, just south of Los Angeles.
Footage from that fight shows blood on the floor as teens grab, kick, and punch each other.
Police from five different law enforcement agencies, including the LAPD, arrived on the scene to break up the Torrance mall fight, but no arrests were made, authorities <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/moreno-valley-mall-mob-brawls-crackdown-teen-fights-violence-safety" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
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Earlier this month, a mob of nearly 50 people in hoodies and masks stole up to $300,000 in luxury merchandise from a Nordstrom in Los Angeles. The thieves also attacked security guards with bear mace.
Also this month, another group of 30 to 40 thieves robbed a Yves Saint Laurent store at the Americana at Brand mall in Glendale just north of Los Angeles, absconding with an estimated $300,000 worth of merchandise, police said. The brazen broad daylight smash-and-grab robbery was caught on video just before 5 p.m.
<a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/video-shows-wild-scene-at-americana-as-thieves-ransack-yves-saint-laurent-store/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Footage</a> from the Yves Saint Laurent incident shows more than a dozen people mostly dressed in dark clothes, hoods, and masks dashing into the store and running out again, their arms full of the expensive merchandise.
Last week, a new Los Angeles task force arrested 11 people in connection with recent organized smash-and-grab robberies, including the Nordstrom and Yves Saint Laurent incidents.

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The man suspected of killing a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/maryland" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maryland</a> mom of five could be a serial killer due to the brutality of the crime, a sheriff says.
Rachel Morin, 37, was last seen alive on August 5 in Bel Air, Maryland, when she went out for a walk, Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/suspect-rachel-morin-slaying-could-serial-killer-maryland-sheriff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. After she didn’t return home, her boyfriend reported her missing.
Her body was found the next day in a wooded area off the trail she had been walking. While it is known that her murder was brutal, police have not disclosed what injuries she sustained or additional details about her killing.
&#8220;The violence associated with Rachel’s case shows he has absolutely no care, no regard for human life. I believe he will continue to do it until he’s captured,&#8221; Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler told Fox. &#8220;He may be a serial killer.&#8221;
DNA found at the crime scene matched that of a suspect wanted for a home invasion across the country in California, which included the assault of a young girl. Police in Los Angeles don’t know the identity of the suspect, but they do have a DNA profile.
&#8220;Serial killers all start somewhere. What he did in Los Angeles was certainly, I believe, in that direction,&#8221; Sheriff Gahler told Fox. &#8220;I believe it was his intention to inflict more serious physical harm.&#8221;
As in Maryland, Los Angeles police haven’t released specific details about the assault. Harford police reportedly traveled to Los Angeles to work with local law enforcement to follow leads that could reveal the identity of the suspect.
&#8220;We don’t know who he is yet,&#8221; Gahler said. &#8220;He could still be laying his head here in our county, or he could have fled anywhere in the country or even the world.&#8221;
The shirtless suspect was captured on video outside the Los Angeles home he broke into but is only seen from behind and from the side. He is believed to be a Hispanic male in his 20s, about 5-foot-9 and weighing around 160 pounds. It is unclear whether he killed Morin randomly.
Morin’s family has spoken out about their grief. Richard Tobin, who had started dating Morin just days before her murder, called the man who killed her “scum” in a Facebook post asking for help identifying the suspect.
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&#8220;Please help identify this scum bag #ripRachelmorin,&#8221; Tobin, 27, wrote, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/rachel-morins-boyfriend-calls-murder-suspect-scum-earth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Fox</a>.
&#8220;I hope they found this scum of the earth. Justice for Rachel. Rip. Love you, Rach,&#8221; he added.
On Sunday, Morin’s mother Patty described her horror when her daughter was first reported missing, thinking that &#8220;she&#8217;s all alone somewhere.&#8221; She said finding out her daughter had been murdered was “unbearable.”
Following Morin’s death, Patty has found comfort in her faith.
&#8220;I know the God that we believe in and the God that Rachel believes in was there holding her and comforting her, and He never left her,&#8221; Patty said at Morin’s funeral.

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Suspected Murderer Of Mom Of Five Could Be A Serial Killer, Sheriff Says

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