{"id":155178,"date":"2024-04-05T09:05:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T13:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=155178"},"modified":"2024-04-04T17:57:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T21:57:18","slug":"chilean-crime-ring-burglarizing-affluent-michigan-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=155178","title":{"rendered":"Chilean crime ring burglarizing affluent Michigan homes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chileans working in teams of three to six have specialized in taking cash, safes, jewelry, and other items that could be converted to a lot of cash. They’re targeting Michigan’s wealthiest counties, specifically homes where the occupants are gone. Thieves were able to steal $800,000 worth of jewelry and cash from one home.<\/p>\n

From Fox News:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“The Chilean gangs have been hitting us very hard,” he said. “They are super well-trained when they get here — highly organized. They look like ninjas — they’re all masked up, gloves. They each have a backpack with their particular set of tools for their job in the burglary.”<\/p>\n

The thieves will often use a jammer to disable wireless alarms, Bouchard said — he implored residents to hardwire their alarm systems and make sure they are turned on when they leave home.<\/p>\n

The most recent in the slew of break-ins came on Friday night — Bouchard did not specify where in the county the looting took place.<\/p>\n

Chilling surveillance footage shared with Fox 2 Detroit captures one such break-in, where a cadre of hooded, black-clad men wearing gloves can be seen maneuvering through a homeowner’s backyard.<\/p>\n

No specific location is being targeted by the group — instead, the sheriff said, the group targets homes that are empty, upscale and backed up to golf courses or woods so that there is “little or no observation from neighbors.”<\/p>\n

Several months earlier, Bouchard said, the agency launched a special task force specifically targeting the break-ins, catching seven Chilean migrants who had netted millions in area heists. In December, the majority of 30 to 40 break-ins across the county over a four-month period were carried out by Chilean nationals, according to C & G News.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fox News provides additional information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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