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‘Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch’ arrested
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Victims Bloom, Lohan, and Hilton
The teenage band of thieves that has been called the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch and the Bling Ring has been identified and officially charged. Police say the crew used a technology-aided scheme to pull off a string of heists from the homes of celebrities like Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Orlando Bloom.
A break in the case came when security cameras at the home of MTV reality star Audrina Patridge captured clear images of the suspects.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office charged Nicholas Prugo, 18; Diana Tamayo, 19; Alexis Neiers, 18; Roy Lopez Jr., 27; and Courtney Ames, 18, with residential burglary on Wednesday, according to Deputy District Attorney Kaarin Axelsen. A fifth suspect, Rachel Lee, was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada, last week but has yet to be charged.
According to police the group is behind a crime-spree that netted the crew nearly $3 million in jewelry, designer clothes and accessories. Cops say the group would use the internet to learn the layouts of the targeted homes, when the stars would be out at parties.
LAPD investigators, armed with search warrants, recovered numerous items of property tying the group to the celebrity burglaries. Police also recovered firearms and large amounts of narcotics.
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