LAPD and BHPD Alert Public to Rise in Distraction Thefts Targeting Elderly Across Los Angeles

LAPD and BHPD Alert Public to Rise in Distraction Thefts Targeting Elderly Across Los Angeles

Suspects Using Sleight-of-Hand and Fake Jewelry to Rob Unsuspecting Seniors Los Angeles and Beverly Hills Police Departments are sounding the alarm over a growing trend of distraction-based thefts and robberies, with elderly Hispanic residents being disproportionately targeted in neighborhoods across the city. According to the authorities, suspects, typically a man and a woman believed to be of Caucasian or possibly Eastern European descent, hav…