Gregory Saville:

"This book is a breakthrough for the science of crime and prevention and for the criminological enterprise – both academic and practitioner. Osborne has made a contribution of considerable weight. This is a book you should read."

Qualitative Crime Pattern Identification

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Example Burglary Series: Targeting Specific Victims

This is an example of how burglars sometimes target victims based on ethnicity.

"The defendants were directly indicted by a Middlesex Grand Jury on April 18, 2024 for a total of 95 counts of unarmed burglary and breaking and entering a dwelling house in the daytime with intent to commit a felony.  The incidents giving rise to the charges occurred in the communities of Billerica, Boxborough, Carlisle, Easton,Hopkinton, Lincoln, Weston, Sudbury, Andover, Bellingham, Boxford, Franklin, Hudson, Littleton, Medway, Middleton, Millis, North Attleboro, Norwell, Pembroke, Seekonk, Sharon, Southborough, Wenham, and Westwood between July 21, 2018 and March 30, 2024. 

The residents of the majority of homes were persons of Indian or South Asian heritage. Investigators believe that they were targeted based on of their ethnicity relying on a belief that their households were more likely to contain precious metals, jewelry and other valuable heirlooms."

Read:

State Police, Local Police Partners, DA Dismantle Sophisticated B&E Ring

Serial Northeast burglary suspects' 'sophisticated' tactics: 4 ways to protect your home

No comments:

Post a Comment

Fraud

 Fraud involves deceptive practices with the intention of gaining something of value, often financial, from a victim. Fraud MO Variables Obj...