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Associated Press

Four people have been arrested in connection with a series of burglaries that targeted the homes of celebrities, including Rihanna, Christina Milian, Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig and Rams wide receiver Robert Woods, police said.
The suspects were believed to be part of a larger burglary ring targeting actors, athletes and Hollywood producers, police said at a news conference.
Police on Tuesday displayed seized items believed to have been stolen - including expensive purses, handbags, watches and jewellery - in the hopes that the victims could identify them.
Police last weekend also seized US$50,000 in cash.

The ring may have been responsible for about two dozen burglaries and taken property worth millions of dollars, said Lillian Carranza, commanding officer of the LAPD’s Commercial Crimes Division.
More arrests were expected, she said.
The victims were chosen based on social media postings and tour and travel schedules that indicated they would be away from home, Carranza said.

Woods, for example, had his Woodland Hills home hit on Thursday while he was playing against the Minnesota Vikings at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
Rihanna, Milian and Puig also had their homes burgled in recent months, Carranza said.
In the home of one suspect, police seized a list containing a dozen other targets, including LeBron James and actors Viola Davis and Matt Damon, along with their addresses, Carranza said.

The thieves, believed to be gang members and their associates, called their operation “flocking” because “they flocked like birds to areas where the rich and famous were sited,” Carranza said.
The crooks would wear button-down shirts and drive luxury cars to fit in as they scouted the neighbourhood and then changed into casual clothing, including hoodies, before hitting homes, Carranza said.
After knocking on the door to make sure nobody was home, the thieves would break in through a door or window and clean out the master bedroom, stealing cash, weapons, watches and other items in a matter of minutes - often before the alarm company could notify police, Carranza said.



On Friday, police stopped a car in South Los Angeles for a reason unrelated to the burglaries and found a handgun and stolen items in it, Carranza said.
Tyress Williams and Jshawne Daniels, both 19, and Damaji Hall, 18, were arrested. Hall’s mother, 34-year-old Ashle Hall, was arrested on Sunday, Carranza said.
Williams pleaded not guilty Tuesday to four felony counts of first-degree burglary involving Rihanna, Puig, Woods and singer Tota Matthieu, City News Service reported.
The other three people arrested weren’t immediately charged pending further investigation. They remained jailed Tuesday.
There has been a rash of celebrity home burglaries in Los Angeles and nearby areas in the past two years.
In 2017, singer Alanis Morissette had about US$2 million in jewellery and valuables stolen from her Brentwood mansion. The NBA’s Nick Young lost about $500,000 in jewellery and other items during a burglary at his Tarzana home.


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Four arrested for spate of Los Angeles burglaries that targeted celebrities Rihanna, Christina Milian and Yasiel Puig

Victims were chosen based on social media postings and tour and travel schedules that indicated they would be away from home

A variety of stolen objects on display after Capt. Lillian Carranza, commanding officer of the Los Angeles Police Department's Commercial Crimes Division, shared details about the arrests made in connection with recent burglaries at the homes of Los Angeles celebrities during a news conference at LAPD headquarters in Los Angeles, on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Photo of suspect Jshawne Lamon Daniels, 19, hangs on the wall, after Capt. Lillian Carranza, commanding officer of the Los Angeles Police Department's Commercial Crimes Division, shared details about the arrests made in connection with recent burglaries at the homes of Los Angeles celebrities during a news conference at LAPD headquarters in Los Angeles, on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Stolen goods on display at a LAPD press conference to announce the arrest of four suspects in connection to a spate of high profile burglaries at the homes of singers, sportsmen and other celebrities in Los Angeles, California, October 2, 2018. - Victims of the burglaries included singers Rihanna and Christina Milian as well as sportsmen Yasiel Puig of the Dodgers and Rams receiver Robert Woods. Police also found a list of intended victims that included LeBron James, Viola Davis and Matt Damon. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP)

Photo of suspect Tyress Lavon Williams, 19, hangs on the wall, after Capt. Lillian Carranza, commanding officer of the Los Angeles Police Department's Commercial Crimes Division, shared details about the arrests made in connection with recent burglaries at the homes of Los Angeles celebrities during a news conference at LAPD headquarters in Los Angeles, on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Photo of suspect Ashle Jennifer Hall, 34, hangs on the wall, after Capt. Lillian Carranza, commanding officer of the Los Angeles Police Department's Commercial Crimes Division, shared details about the arrests made in connection with recent burglaries at the homes of Los Angeles celebrities during a news conference at LAPD headquarters in Los Angeles, on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Photo of suspect Damaji Corey Hall, 18, hangs on the wall, after Capt. Lillian Carranza, commanding officer of the Los Angeles Police Department's Commercial Crimes Division, shared details about the arrests made in connection with recent burglaries at the homes of Los Angeles celebrities during a news conference at LAPD headquarters in Los Angeles, on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

A variety of stolen objects on display while Capt. Lillian Carranza, second from left, commanding officer of the Los Angeles Police Department's Commercial Crimes Division, finishes giving details about the arrests made in connection with recent burglaries at the homes of Los Angeles celebrities during a news conference at LAPD headquarters in Los Angeles, on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Police on Tuesday displayed seized items believed to have been stolen - including expensive purses, handbags, watches and jewellery - in the hopes that the victims could identify them. Photo: TNS

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Victims were chosen based on social media postings and tour and travel schedules that indicated they would be away from home


The burglars dressed nicely in shirts to surveil the celebrity homes and called it “flocking”.


Four arrested for spate of Los Angeles burglaries that targeted celebrities Rihanna, Christina Milian and Yasiel Puig

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Victims were chosen based on social media postings and tour and travel schedules that indicated they would be away from home