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Juan Carlos Thola Duran, 59, admitted Monday to leading a scheme that enabled organized theft crews with a majority traveling from South America to help carry out burglaries, retail thefts and fraud in Southern California and across multiple states, according to federal prosecutors.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026 -
The incident marks yet another in what has been a string of more than a dozen break-ins and burglaries targeting homes throughout the San Fernando Valley, notably in Studio City, Sylmar, Sherman Oaks, Valley Glen and North Hollywood, among other neighborhoods in the area.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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As of Thursday, April 16, the majority of crimes committed in the area are citizen robberies and residential burglaries.—
CBS Baltimore Staff,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Fiapoto is only the latest Tre-4 member to face serious charges in Contra Costa, where five members and associates were sent to prison last year for a series of jewelry robberies, including one that resulted in a homicide in Lafayette.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Embezzlements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzlements. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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