"More than a dozen Los Angeles gangs are targeting some of the city's wealthiest residents in a new and aggressive manner, sending out crews in multiple cars to find, follow and rob people driving high-end vehicles or wearing expensive jewelry, according to police.
In many cases, they're making off with designer handbags, diamond-studded watches and other items worth tens of thousands of dollars — if not more — and then peddling them to black-market buyers who are willing to turn a blind eye to the underlying violence, police said."
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/police-17-l-a-gangs-have-sent-out-crews-to-follow-and-rob-citys-wealthie/
"The Los Angeles Police Department reported 17 gangs were involved in robberies among the city’s wealthiest.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the gangs are allegedly “sending out crews in multiple cars to find, follow and rob people driving high-end vehicles or wearing expensive jewelry,” citing law enforcement."
https://ijr.com/lapd-stunned-number-gangs-robberies/
"Los Angeles police have identified crews rolling three to five cars deep in some of the attacks, with gang members jumping out and blindsiding wealthy victims."
https://www.latimes.com/california/00000180-1aed-d9e0-a3b4-3bfd3d630000-123