Officials on Monday announced the arrest of a burglary crew believed to be responsible for nearly 100 break-ins across Los Angeles.
A partnership between several regional law enforcement agencies, including the Los Angeles Police and Sheriff’s departments, helped make the arrests, the LAPD stated in a news release.
The burglary crew was linked to 92 residential burglaries, some dating back to 2022, but the majority in 2024 and 2025, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell said during a morning news conference.
The break in the case came in February when three suspects were arrested following a burglary pursuit, McDonnell said. Officers recognized the van from previous break-ins and used information gathered from the arrest to identify other suspects.
Ten suspects, all confirmed gang members, have been arrested and booked, McDonnell said.
McDonnell noted that the crew is not connected to the Encino break-ins that resulted in multiple recent headlines and concern among residents.
“While this crew may not be connected to Encino, we’ve made progress with other recent arrests and continue to dedicate significant resources to identifying and apprehending those responsible,” McDonnell said.
In July, American Idol executive Robin Kaye and her husband Thomas DeLuca were killed by an intruder during a break-in at their Encino home.
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American Idol Executive Robin Kaye and her husband Thomas DeLuca were killed in their Encino home by an intruder (Facebook/Robin Kaye) -
A man and woman were found in this Encino home with gunshot wounds to the head on July 14, 2025. Reports indicate the couple were “American Idol” executive Robin Kaye and her husband, Thomas Deluca. (KTLA) -
Police respond to a burglary call in Hollywood on July 23, 2025. (RMG News) -
A mother and her two children hid from suspects during a home invasion in Encino early Thursday morning. (RMG News) -
A mother and her two children hid from suspects during a home invasion in Encino early Thursday morning. (RMG News) -
Police investigate a home-invasion robbery in Encino on Aug. 28, 2023. (RMG News) -
Police investigate a home-invasion robbery in Encino on Aug. 28, 2023. (RMG News) -
Authorities investigate a home invasion in the Santa Clara Valley on May 30, 2019. (Credit: RMG News) -
Police investigate a home-invasion robbery in Simi Valley on Jan. 10, 2018. (Credit: RMG News) -
Police investigate a home invasion in Sun Valley on Oct. 20, 2017. (Credit: KTLA) -
Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to the 2400 block of Pocatello Avenue in Rowland Heights on a call of a home invasion around 9 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (KNN) -
A three-man burglary crew seen on surveillance video breaking into an Encino property on July 21, 2025. (IG: edwinarroyaveofficial) -
Video posted to the Citizen app shows the moment police responded to a break-in in Encino on July 24, 2025. -
A three-man burglary crew seen on surveillance video breaking into an Encino property on July 21, 2025. (IG: edwinarroyaveofficial) -
A three-man burglary crew seen on surveillance video breaking into an Encino property on July 21, 2025. (IG: edwinarroyaveofficial)
Officers were conducting a welfare check at the home when they found Kaye and DeLuca with gunshot wounds.
A 22-year-old man was arrested and charged in that case, but the break-ins continued, prompting a new, more aggressive strategy from law enforcement.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass met recently with Valley homeowners to detail the LAPD’s new approach to confronting the uptick in crime.
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