洛杉矶火车遭洗劫 受害公司不满：抢匪24小时就获释
文章来源: 上报
01/18/2022
《卫报》报导，美国铁路抢案频传，联合太平洋货运列车（Union Pacific）在加州洛杉矶市附近，被集团犯罪劫持货运列车，抢匪拆开快递商品偷走包裹，再将包装盒随意丢弃在轨道上，杂乱的现场引发外界关注。
联合太平洋铁路公司表示，洛杉矶自2020年12月以来的铁路盗窃案翻涨160%以上，平均每天有90多个集装车厢被盗，这几个月以来又增加超过200%，抢案造成消费者损失，更危及自家员工的人身安全。
Jan 14, 2022
If you’re expecting a package and didn’t get it, it may have been stolen off a train near downtown Los Angeles. Trains carrying crates of orders are being robbed, leaving packages strewn across a Union Pacific Railroad track. As freight trains slow down or stop, thieves leap aboard with bolt cutters, open giant containers and take whatever they want. Left behind are hundreds if not thousands of packages — some empty and some not. Some of the boxes held retail goods bound for empty store shelves.
抢走美国各地消费者的包裹
洛杉矶是美国进口亚洲产品的重要门户，而联合太平洋则将这些包裹运送至美国各地，上万消费者受害，其中包含亚马逊、联邦快递（FedEx）等中上游公司出货的商品，和消费者购买的衣物、电器、3C产品甚至快筛剂不是被抢就是被破坏。
为了预防激增的犯罪，联合太平洋增加巡逻员数量，加上探测用无人机、专业围栏和入侵检测系统等工具。
大剌剌行窃「24小时内被释放」
联合太平洋委外分装公司的工人罗萨斯（Luis Rosas）表示，上司告诉他如果遇到抢匪千万不要对抗，「后来抢匪甚至不会急于逃跑，在我们面前行窃，用钳子破坏集装箱的锁，将商品运上卡车载走」。
联合太平洋公司表示，即使扩大了安全维护网、和当地警察密切合作逮捕了100多名抢劫犯，但问题依旧没有解决，这些抢劫犯被捕后还是会在24小时内被释放。
主张轻罪不罚酿灾
《CNN》报导，洛杉矶地方检察官加斯康（George Gascón）于2020年提出特别指令，限制地方检察官起诉轻罪案件。
当时加斯康主张起诉大量轻罪对社会无益，且会佔据重大刑案资源，让司法检调系统塞车，有可能造成就业、居住、教育、福利和移民困难等弊病，希望藉此减少起诉弱势族群。
联合太平洋2021年10月致信加斯康，写道：「希望重新考虑特别命令，虽然我们了解该政策对社会正义的期待，但社会需要司法系统追究犯罪责任，更重要的是保护员工以及国家铁路网。」并称加斯康的特别指令，改变了当地检察官对轻罪的起诉模式，促成铁道抢案增长。
加斯康检察官办公室特别顾问巴斯汀（Alex Bastian）则回应，检察官办公室致力于与执法部门合作，确保洛杉矶基础设施的安全，无论是港口或铁道都包含在内。
联合太平洋向检察官办公室提交的案件，部分已经立案，例如入室盗窃等，而另一些则因证据不足而被驳回。并表示认真对待联合太平洋的担忧，未来几周内将持续讨论相关问题。
贼偷列车包裹「就地开箱」 上万纸箱淹没洛杉矶林肯冈铁道
世界新闻网
01/17/2022
许多正在等邮寄或快递包裹的民众，最好有心理准备，包裹可能永远也不会送到，因为成千上万个亚马逊和美国邮局等公司运送的包裹，已在铁路沿线车厢中被窃盗，全美各地估许每天约有90个列车货柜车厢遭破坏，洛杉矶因为是美西交通枢纽，包裹失窃尤其严重。
洛杉矶时报报导，几个月来巨大数量包裹，在运送至全美各地途中被窃取。洛市中心林肯冈（Lincoln Heights）一段铁轨上，遍地都是被撕破的快递包装纸和箱子，散落一地几乎把铁轨掩埋。很多窃贼全天候在一片狼籍中「寻宝」。
ABC电视台报导，目击者表示，不管列车有没停下，有人直接跳上去破坏车厢，窃贼直接在铁道边现场「开箱」，挑选值钱的东西，然后把剩下的邮包就地丢弃，后到的人在铁道旁，翻找丢弃邮包内的其它值钱货品。
一名经常来轨道的男子表示，他曾在该地发现LV名牌包、一个价值五位数的机械手臂，火车上有一切货品，防疫用品、手机、名牌皮包、服饰、玩具、割草机、动力设备，而首选是皮包、电器和名牌衣物。
Rail thefts leave Lincoln Heights tracks littered with pilfered packages, drawing scavengers
NewsNation Now报导，近期被窃贼遗留下的包裹残物，还包括许多新冠肺炎快筛试剂、家庭照片、药物等，还有价值超过6000元的关节药物。
一对夫妇15日在IG社交媒体上看到帖子后，赶到林肯冈铁道，在一堆废弃纸箱中，看见Xbox的包裹，另一名位等公车要上班的男子，也加入翻找行列，索性不上工了，结果找到可卖200元的汽车扬声器，相当于当天他未上班的工资。
如此猖狂的盗窃行为，引发全国关注，并揭露铁路公司、政府官员和执法当局间，在如何减少盗窃发现出现的紧张关系。
铁路营运商联合太平洋（Union Pacific）公司发言人说，15日晚间一列火车有17节车厢，在林肯冈发生盗窃的同一地区出轨，目前还不清楚是否有人制造意外，好下手行窃。
该公司称，自2020年12月以来，洛县铁路沿线窃盗案增加160%，该公司去年因此损失至少500万元。联合太平洋公共事务总监格雷罗（Adrian Guerrero）估计，每天约有90个货柜遭破坏，有时由犯罪组织阴谋策动，他们招募住在街道上游民，与青少年洗劫货柜包裹。
该公司正部署更多无人机、增加安全设施，同时请求洛县警局、加州公路巡警局等执法单位加强打击窃盗案。亚马逊公司也表示正进行调查，试图找到解决方法。官员们则称，供应链瓶颈和铁路沿线附近无家可归营地，导致窃盗增加。
洛杉矶和长堤港处理全国约40%海运进口。在港口运送的近4500亿元货物，大部分都通过火车运送全美。
去年铁轨周围倾倒、垃圾和营地，促使洛市议员布斯卡伊诺（Joe Buscaino）宣布为公害，但联合太平洋表示，这些努力最终都白费。追踪货物窃盗公司CargoNet营运副总裁Keith Lewis说，要弄清楚火车被盗数量很困难，因大部分没有报案。
在南加州，许多轨道比邻威明顿和林肯冈低收入社区的商家和住宅。在犯罪率不断增加的地区，则有带刺铁网排列于铁道两旁。
“这就是美国？” CNN曝光洛杉矶一景 引来热议
来源：中时新闻网
01/16/2022
美国有线电视新闻网(CNN)14日报导，美国加州洛杉矶郡近日铁路窃盗案剧增。根据现场照片与曝光影片显示，窃贼偷完东西后随手扔掉包装与盒子，导致现场一片狼藉。前议员马侃的女儿梅根(Meghan McCain)在推特上嘲讽，“这看来像第三世界国家，这就是美国？”。
Jan 15, 2022
A growing gang of cargo looters are snatching packages from trains in Los Angeles. At least one major freight company says theft is so bad, their trains might bypass the city altogether.
包括UPS、亚马逊与联邦快递等企业，都是这波窃案的受害者。从CBS摄影记者施莱柏(John Schreiber)发布的影片来看，地上散落著亚马逊的包裹、UPS的盒子、没有使用的新冠肺炎筛检组、鱼饵等等，而火车上的货柜则被敲开。
美国联合太平洋铁路公司表示，由于窃案激增，可能会暂时停止在洛杉矶郡的业务。话锋一转，联合太平洋更抨击加州州长纽松(Gavin Newsom)纵容犯罪；窃贼居然嚣张到连上锁的货柜与火车，都可以无视并破门而入。
2021年12月，联合太平洋向洛杉矶地区检察官致函；信中提到，洛杉矶郡的窃盗案较去年同期成长160%。之所以如此，与洛杉矶郡检察官贾斯康（George Gascon）在2020年12月颁布的命令有关。该命令改变对微罪的起诉方式，才导致窃盗激增。
联合太平洋公司强调，在2021年最后3个月中，其与洛杉矶警局合作并逮捕100多名“破坏我们火车的犯罪分子”。但是，尽管他们扩大安全资源，并与执法部门更密切地合作，问题却没有消失；更精确地说，犯人会在24小时内被释放。
CNN指出，犯罪率增加与新冠肺炎大流行造成贫穷上升有关。检察官改变对微罪的起诉，是因为更根本的问题在于就业、住房、教育、社会福利与移民方面的困难。
贾斯康更强调，“从研究结果来看，大量起诉微罪对公共安全的帮助非常小。从长期来看，甚至是产生负面影响”。
然而，部分民众却悲观地认为，窃盗频繁恐成加州的新常态；还有人感叹都是纽松治理不佳所致。共和党候选人星巴克表示，“干得好(民主党人)！这就是你门政策的最终产物。你让人们偷走商品、让人流落街头，你夺走警察预算，让他们没有能力阻止犯罪，最终扼杀我们的供应链。
「轻罪不起诉」致曼哈顿检方内部震荡 十几名高官离职
世界新闻网
01/15/2022
纽约市曼哈顿地区检察官白艾荣(Alvin Bragg)3日宣布将不再起诉包括持有大麻、逃票、卖淫、拒捕等轻罪行为之后，不仅受到来自外界的强烈反对，过去两周更是有十几名曼哈顿检察官办公室资深助理检察官、法官、律师等自愿请辞，内部人士预估该数量还会继续增长，因为「轻罪不起诉」带来的是检方内部文化的彻底变革。
「有一位在曼哈顿地检工作了20多年的助理检察官，在没有找到下一份工作的情况下就忍不了请辞了。」一位不愿意透露姓名的法官表示，「他们不想在这样的环境下工作，认为有必要继续起诉这些罪行。」
自1月3日迄今，已有十几名资深助理检察官、法官、律师等辞职，其中包括成功起诉好莱坞色魔制片温斯坦(Harvey Weinstein)的助理检察官伊鲁奇(Joan Illuzzi-Orbon)，自1988年，她便在曼哈顿检察官办公室工作，也曾在2016年打赢了震惊全美的1979年6岁小童帕兹(Etan Patz)谋杀案。
除此之外，审判庭厅长John Irwin也辞职，另一位资深检察官被迫调任到其他办公室工作，「白艾荣想要逼退所有处里过知名案件的高级官员，从而换成和他想法一样的年轻法律从业者，以保证他的「轻罪不起诉」改革可以顺利推进。」资深助理检察官Mark Bederow表示，预计接下来还会有更多官员辞职，因为白艾荣带来的是内部文化的彻底改革，「我在这里几十年了，从未见过如此动荡的变化。」
影／好心亚裔送外套给街边非裔 反遭抢劫殴打 路过华裔搭救
世界新闻网
01/13/2022
曼哈顿中城12日早上发生一起抢劫攻击案件，一名六旬韩裔男子好心脱下自己的外套送给寒天中倒在街角的非洲裔男子伊斯雷尔(Xavier Israel)，但却遭到对方殴打后抢劫；一名路过的华裔司机停车干预，伊斯雷尔在案发不久后被捕，而这已经不是他第一次犯案。
警方表示，案件发生在当日早8时30分左右，25岁的伊斯雷尔正屈身躺在五大道476号前；而59岁的受害者朴尚(Sang Park，音译)路过见此，便脱下了自己的外套盖在了伊斯雷尔的身上。
一段案发地监控显示，原本似乎在睡觉的伊斯雷尔突然跳了起来，把朴尚翻身摔倒在地，而后从他的后袋里抓出了钱包；朴尚试图拿回自己的钱包，但反被伊斯雷尔挥数拳殴脸，见朴尚没有再还击后，伊斯雷尔快步逃离了现场。
朴尚事后回忆说，「他看起来非常冷，又睡在街上，我这才决定把夹克送给他。」
一名驾车路过的华裔吴凤良(FengLiang Wu，音译)看到这一幕后下车干预；「他们打斗了一两分钟，然后罪犯抢了他的钱就跑了。」吴凤良说。
他随后拨打911报警，警方在几个街区外逮捕伊斯雷尔，他被控抢劫、重窃罪、袭击、威胁罪和非法占有赃物罪。
警方在其裤袋中发现了大约1500元现金。
这是伊斯雷尔一周内第二次攻击试图帮助他的好心人，8日在上东城东81街的一栋建筑外，他被指殴打一名想帮助他的49岁妇女；消息人士称，这名女子摔倒在地，肘部受伤，伊斯雷尔同样被捕，并被控攻击，但只被开出了上庭通知(Desk Appearance Ticket)就释放，结果时隔三天再次犯案。
据了解，伊斯雷尔2日也在中央公园附近袭击过行人。
警方表示伊斯雷尔来自俄亥俄州，目前尚不清楚他是否为游民。
南美犯罪观光客 锁定美亚裔行窃…逐州犯案逍遥法外
世界新闻网
01/13/2022
调查人员发现，南美窃盗集团、尤其是来自哥伦比亚和智利的窃贼，正以非法或使用免签证入境美国，四处作案；被称为「犯罪观光客」(crime tourists)的这些窃贼，通过网络研究下手目标，专门锁定全美各州的亚裔和中东裔有钱家庭，趁屋主不在家时行窃，每年盗窃价值数千万或数亿美元商品；由于找到了某种犯罪甜蜜点，他们可以逐州行窃并逍遥法外。
联邦调查局刑事调查部门监督特别探员海斯(Dan Heath)表示，「南美窃盗集团」在美国及印度、英国和澳洲等国采用类似策略犯罪，问题日益严重，「现在是我国的巨大威胁。」
警方最近一次破案是经过长达数年调查的结果；调查人员通过数个月追踪蛛丝马迹，在去年3月，将GPS追踪器放置在维吉尼亚州395号州际公路旁紧邻华府的亚历山卓市(Alexandria)一座旅店停车场的两辆汽车里，最后逮捕了一个专门锁定华府郊区的亚裔和中东家庭高级住宅的入室盗窃团。
他们连续两晚进入不同豪宅行窃，其中一间6000平方呎豪宅的屋主为南亚人，当时她人在维也纳。
维州费尔法克斯郡(Fairfax County)警方证实，车上四名男子均被捕，他们都是哥伦比亚人；警方指出，这一伙人与50多起盗窃案有关，当地因此损失逾200万元。另一个在马里兰州作案的集团，与另外近50起窃案有关，得手总金额为160万元；后者成员已被定罪。
调查人员指这种复杂的犯罪现象起源于南美洲，并遍及世界各地；当局称他们为「犯罪观光客」；联邦调查局估计，一旦来到美国，他们就会从一个州到另一个州进行数十起盗窃、抢劫等犯罪活动。
根据警方调查，窃盗集团通过网络搜索作案目标，动手之前先在锁定目标住处附近盯梢，等待没人在家的机会快速行动。
维州费郡警方从连续发生的案件中发现相同模式：豪宅、屋主为亚裔或中东裔，后门或窗户被砸，珠宝及奢侈品遭窃，但高价电器用品则没被偷。
费郡警察局探长宋山缪(Samuel Song，音译)用「鬼魅」(ghosts)，形容这些不易追查的窃贼。
费郡警方表示，调查发现窃案成员与发生于乔治亚州的入室抢劫有关，组织成员与德州、南卡罗来纳、北卡罗来纳州发生的类似案件幕后组织也有关联；一个在加州作案的集团还曾利用干扰器让汽车遥控钥匙无法上锁，得以偷窃车内物品。
当局认为，亚裔和中东家庭成为目标，是因为窃贼认为他们有时将家庭财富购买黄金和珠宝，或比较可能经营依赖现金的企业，手中有大量资金。
以2019年2月为例，一家住在距华府不远的费尔法克斯郡大瀑布镇(Great Falls)的南亚家庭，发现自己价值150万美元的住处被洗劫一空，窃贼是在傍晚自后院玻璃门闯入，偷走金饰和大保险箱，损失高达数十万元。
专家说，由于非暴力财产犯罪的保释金通常很低，因此被捕窃贼通常很快就会获得保释金，然后流窜到其他城镇找寻下一个下手对象；由于这些罪行通常不符合联邦当局参与调查门槛，引起的关注较少。
‘Crime tourists’: International rings targeting wealthy Asian, Middle Eastern families in U.S.
By Justin Jouvenal | The Washington Post
01/13/2022
Detectives crept into the parking lot of a Days Inn in Alexandria, Virginia, one night in March and surreptitiously attached GPS trackers to a white minivan and a gray sedan, according to a search warrant.
The operation was the culmination of a yearslong investigation into a skilled burglary ring, one that authorities say netted about $2 million by focusing on a very specific target: high-end homes of Asian and Middle Eastern families in the D.C. suburbs.
The investigators didn’t know who the burglars were, but they had spent months painstakingly following a trail of digital breadcrumbs across the country to this nondescript motel off I-395.
When the vehicles pulled out with GPS devices activated, law enforcement officers soon stumbled onto something far larger than a local break-in crew. They had uncovered a sophisticated criminal phenomenon with roots in South America and a reach around the world.
Authorities call them “crime tourists.”
Law enforcement experts say cells of professional South American burglars, particularly from Colombia and Chile, are entering the country illegally or exploiting a visa waiver program meant to expedite tourism from dozens of trusted foreign countries.
Once here, they travel from state to state carrying out scores of burglaries, jewelry heists and other crimes, pilfering tens or hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of goods each year, the FBI estimates. Experts said the groups often operate with impunity because they have found a kind of criminal sweet spot.
Bail for nonviolent property offenses is often low, so an arrested burglar often quickly gets bond and skips town for the next job, experts said. The crimes often don’t meet the threshold for the involvement of federal authorities. And they attract less attention at a time when U.S. authorities are contending with a rise in homicides.
Dan Heath, a supervisory special agent with the FBI’s criminal investigations division, said “South American theft groups,” as the agency calls them, are a growing problem across the United States — and in countries including India, Britain and Australia, where they often employ similar tactics.
“They represent an enormous threat right now in our country,” Heath said. “They are tending to thread the needle in avoiding both state and federal prosecution.”
On a road in Great Falls, Virginia, the large brick homes top $1.5 million and sit deep on well-manicured lots. It’s here in February 2019 that a South Asian family came home one night to find their residence ransacked.
Burglars had broken through a glass door at the back of the home sometime between 5:30 and 10:30 p.m. and made off with gold jewelry and a large safe. The losses were staggering, adding up to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The pattern was quickly becoming familiar to Virginia’s Fairfax County police: an expensive home; Asian or Middle Eastern residents; a rear door or window smashed; and jewelry and luxury goods taken but expensive electronics left untouched.
The robberies had begun four months earlier, but after nearly two dozen of them, Fairfax County police were no closer to finding the perpetrators. There would be roughly two dozen more burglaries over the next two years without much more progress. The lead detective, Samuel Song, referred to the perpetrators as “ghosts.”
Detectives would eventually conclude that the burglars were researching targets on the internet, surveilling the homes to determine the owners were away and then striking quickly, making them difficult to catch.
Detectives think Asian or Middle Eastern families were targeted because burglars believe they sometimes keep family wealth in gold and jewelry or have large amounts of money on hand because they may run businesses that rely on cash.
What Song and other investigators didn’t know at the time was that the burglaries in Fairfax County might be just the tip of a nationwide operation. Fairfax County police said authorities have linked members of the group to break-ins in Georgia, and also said they believe people associated with the cell have connections to similar cases in Texas, South Carolina and North Carolina. They weren’t talking about dozens of burglaries. They were dealing with hundreds.
And that was just one cell.
Another based in New York and New Jersey was operating in Fairfax and Maryland’s Montgomery County around the same time and employing similar methods, according to court records. Experts said many more may be circulating the country at any one time.
They often employ cunning tactics. One group in California used jammers that allowed them to block key fobs from locking cars so they could burglarize them. Others were able to identify and target traveling jewelry salesman by looking for people parking rental cars near jewelry shops and then following them.
An FBI agent in Southern California said one cell cut power to a jewelry shop and waited overnight for the backup batteries on the alarm system to drain. The burglars then cut a hole in a roof to gain access to the store, brought in a generator and used power tools to hack open a 5,000-pound safe. They made off with $1.2 million in jewels.
Heath said cells typically consist of two to eight members who link up or were recruited in Colombia or Chile before traveling to the United States explicitly to commit crimes. Some return home after a string of burglaries, but others attempt to remain in the United States illegally and live here permanently.
Law enforcement officers said they have not found evidence the cells are connected to gangs, drug traffickers or organized crime.
In the United States, experts said many burglars obtain fraudulent Puerto Rican documents to try to disguise their true identities and avoid deportation, since Puerto Ricans have U.S. citizenship.
Crime tourism has been around since at least the 1990s, but it has recently seen a major expansion. Experts said they have noticed a sharp increase in Chilean crime tourists in the past five to seven years because the nation was included in a visa waiver program in 2014.
The Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) allows citizens from 40 nations to be prescreened to travel to the United States for tourism or business for up to 90 days without obtaining a visa.
Experts said those travelers undergo less scrutiny than those who have to obtain visas, and some with criminal intent take advantage of that to enter the country.
Jorge Canelas, a press attaché with the Chilean Embassy in D.C., said Chilean officials are sharing information with U.S. authorities and have stationed an investigator at the embassy to combat the problem.
Canelas said there is “active cooperation between Chilean police with American counterparts at federal and state levels, as well as continuous information and coordination between Chilean officials with Homeland Security, FBI and other agencies on this matter.”
Colombia is not part of the program, so crime tourists usually sneak into the United States illegally, overstay a visa or travel on fraudulent documents.
FBI Special Agent Daniel Gimenez in the Dallas field office said crime tourism has been lucrative for some cells, particularly those targeting jewelry salesmen. He’s found each member can make $20,000 to $100,000 per job in groups he has investigated in Texas.
“These subjects were clean subjects who lived for the most part in suburban neighborhoods in nice houses,” Gimenez said. “They have kids going to private school. They are setting up Christmas lights one week. The next [week], they are traveling to a different part of the country to rob someone.”
Fairfax County police detectives were still grasping for clues in January 2020, when a sheriff’s deputy hundreds of miles away in suburban Atlanta stopped to help two men whose white Infiniti had broken down.
The men told the Forsyth County deputy they were Puerto Rican and one said they were driving home from his girlfriend’s house, but the deputy grew suspicious. The men were wearing warm, dark clothing and one had brush and twigs on him, according to a search warrant.
The deputy did not find any stolen items when he searched their car, but there were gloves and masks in the glove compartment, according to the search warrant. The men weren’t arrested, but they were now on law enforcement’s radar.
A month later, both were charged following a break-in attempt in the same county. This would turn out to be the break investigators in Fairfax County had long been hoping for.
Song, the lead detective, had already turned to an investigative tool that has exploded in popularity in recent years. He filed a search warrant with Google for a list of all registered mobile devices that had been active in a zone around a handful of the Fairfax County homes that had been burglarized.
Two of the cellphone numbers that were returned matched those of the two men who were arrested near Atlanta, according to a search warrant. More probing showed one of the men had used his debit card to purchase screwdrivers and flashlights near the sites of two of the Fairfax County burglaries, according to a search warrant.
Cellphone data would reveal an additional surprise: The men appeared to still be active after their arrests.
Song began tracking one man’s phone. It was pinging in Houston, but Song testified during a preliminary hearing that he watched it move state by state from Texas to Virginia in late March.
Police sprang into action.
Song assembled a surveillance team and stationed them in the area around Fairfax City, where there had been a number of burglaries, he later testified. Police hoped to finally catch the burglars in the act.
Shortly after 3 p.m. on March 27, a member of the team spotted a white Chrysler minivan near where the phone was pinging, Song testified. One of the occupants of the vehicle appeared to be one of the men arrested outside Atlanta.
The surveillance team eventually followed the minivan and a Chrysler sedan driving with it to the Days Inn in Alexandria, Song testified. Song got a warrant that night to outfit the vehicles with GPS devices, which allow more precise tracking.
The surveillance team resumed following the vehicles the next day, following them at a distance into an upscale Vienna, Virginia, neighborhood. Soon after, a South Asian homeowner who was vacationing in Chicago got an alert from her home camera system and pulled up the feed on her phone, the woman later said in an interview.
“I saw two guys on the video in ski masks,” she said.
She notified police.
Fairfax County police confirmed that a break-in happened at her 6,000-square-foot home before they stopped the minivan and sedan nearby. Song testified that police found necklaces, bracelets and other jewelry that belonged to the Vienna homeowners in a bag underneath a seat.
All four men in the vehicles were arrested: Mario Valencia Asprilla, Jhonny Valencia-Valencia, Diego Montano Chasoy and Freddy Hernandez Angulo. All four turned out to be Colombian, police said. A fifth member of the group, Josue Rodriguez Rolon, was arrested in June. It remains unclear how they entered the country.
Rolon got out on bond and is now considered a fugitive, and Montano Chasoy was deported, but the other three remain in custody, according to court records. Attorneys for the men declined to comment or did not respond to requests for comment. All three are scheduled to stand trial this year in Fairfax court on multiple burglary charges and other counts.
All told, police allege the cell has been linked to more than 50 burglaries with $2 million in loses locally. The other ring that was operating in Fairfax County and Montgomery counties was tied to nearly 50 others totaling $1.6 million, authorities say. Members of the latter ring have been convicted in Montgomery County.
The victim in the Vienna burglary said the experience has left her family afraid. She spoke on the condition that she not be identified for fear her home might be struck again.
“They don’t just take your material,” she said. “They take your safety.”
This story was originally published at washingtonpost.com. Read it here.
AirTag成尾随犯罪工具 一道手续就能反跟踪
世界新闻网
01/11/2021
Apple AirTag原本的设计是让人可以找到失物，但是有心人却把它当成犯罪工具。最新的例子就是名模Brooks Nader，她的外套被人偷放AirTag，最后被跟监五小时才发现不对劲。德州费耶特（Fayette ）县警更提醒民众，一名歹徒就利用AirTag追踪他卖出的二手车，趁新车主不注意把车开走，买家成了钱车两失的冤大头。
Dec 11, 2021
The Apple Airtag came out in 2021 but was quickly forgotten. It wasn’t until recently that the Apple Airtag returned to the news, this time being used by car thieves. What should be done?
DrFraud.org的资安专家Michael Skiba说，AirTag既能使用蓝牙功能，又有GPS信号，只要拿着iPhone手机，随时都可以找到AirTag所在之处。歹徒正是利用这点，把AirTag藏在不知情受害者的包包、车上，甚至连车牌后面、轮圈里面，甚至随便一道隙缝都可藏，然后以此跟踪被害人。
跟踪属于重罪，受害者多半是年轻女性、LGBTQ族群，甚至是家暴受害者，因此想要保护自己，就要学会如何避免被AirTag跟踪。首先要将iPhone的操作系统更新到iOS 14.5版，然后就能用iPhone查看身上、附近是否有AirTag。找到不属于你的AirTag后，就让iPhone显示AirTag的出厂序号，然后就能拿着它去报警，让警察去找出罪犯。
至于如何关掉AirTag，Michael Skiba说其实非常简单，背板可以反时钟转开，然后就可看到里面的电池，将电池拔掉，这具AirTag就失去作用了。
Dec 15, 2021
On Security Now, Steve Gibson talks with Leo Laporte about the unfortunate but inevitable abuse of Apple’s AirTag ecosystem by would-be criminals.
但是Michael Skiba提醒，有些糊涂蛋，发现了其他人的AirTag，却以为是别人不小心弄丢的，然后到歹徒设的AirTag协寻网站找失主，最后不但泄漏个人数据，还可能被骗更多财物。
至于Android手机，可以安装Apple的「Tracker Detect」app，寻找可疑的AirTag。另外，类似Tiles这类蓝牙信号追踪器，也能帮忙找到藏起来的AirTag。
NBC：苹果AirTag成为跟踪骚扰及窃车案犯罪工具
世界新闻网
12/23/2021
国家广播公司(NBC)报导，苹果公司(Apple)推出的蓝牙追踪器AirTags，已经成为某些跟踪骚扰、窃车案件当中的犯罪工具。科罗拉多州、乔治亚州、密西根州及德州等地警方，都曾接获AirTags出现在跟监、车辆偷窃案件当中的实例。
May 7, 2021
Apple’s new tracking device issues alerts if there’s potential misuse. Post tech columnist Geoffrey Fowler explains how to know if AirTags are shadowing you.
报导指出，住在东岸城市的一名妇女匿名受访时说，周五晚间离开酒吧之后，开车途中发现iPhone跳出「发现有AirTags跟着你一起移动」(AirTag Found Moving With You)消息，消息内容写着「持有人可以查看AirTags定位」。
警觉可能遭人跟踪，这名妇人旋即检查皮包、大衣口袋是否被人放置AirTags，惊吓之余不敢回家，另寻安全地点过夜。隔天一早，她请人查看车辆，结果在车轮位置的车壳内部找到一个AirTags。这名妇人把事发经过发布于推特(Twitter)，但后来贴文隐私设置改成不公开。
这名妇人接受国家广播公司访问时说，因为停车地点距离酒吧稍远，怀疑可能有人计划偷车，事后虽然向警方报了案，但不确定警察是否会展开调查。她说，在车壳找到的AirTags追踪器，已被朋友丢弃。
报导指出，根据警界人士、家暴犯罪家、电脑资安专家及地方新闻报导，实际案例显示，AirTags追踪器遭到越来越多有心人士做为跟踪他人或偷窃车辆的犯案工具。
May 31, 2021
Apple AirTag privacy review (Real-life test.) 🍎 Today is all about the newly released tracking device, the Apple AirTag. Anything with the Apple logo tends to get a lot of scrutiny, especially because they preach about security and privacy so much. But, has Apple dropped the ball on this one? We’ve tested the “global-tracker”/“stalker” theory to see if you should be concerned.
数字隐私倡议组织「电子边疆基金会」(Electronic Frontier Foundation)网络安全部主任艾娃‧贾尔波林(Eva Galperin)说：「毫无疑问，苹果AirTags确实被人拿来做为跟监他人之用。」
包括科罗拉多州、乔治亚州、密西根州及德州等地方警察局，都曾接获AirTags出现在跟监、车辆偷窃案件当中的实例。爱达荷州双瀑布市(Twin Falls)警长办公室本月就则发表声明，提醒当地居民AirTags的潜在风险，呼吁面临家暴威胁的受害者应提高警觉。
专门为警察机关提供法律咨询的加州律师道吉(Adam Dodge)分析，对某些不肖份子或有虐待倾向的人来说，AirTags的问世形同突然获得一种「精密、便宜且功能强大的工具」。
过去几个月里，苹果公司对于AirTags进行旨在避免遭到滥用的软件更新，追踪器如果与持有人距离相隔太远，就会发出警示声响，上周还推出名称为「追踪器侦测」(Tracker Detect)的手机应用程序供民众下载，或遭人以AirTags跟踪时将会收到提醒。
贾尔波林表示，并不是所有民众都希望下载苹果新推出的应用程序，「这些措施仍然是不够的」。她说，谷歌(Google)旗下的安卓(Android)版本手机，也需要推出大规模改变，以确保消费者隐私。
光天化日 美国会议员遭持枪劫车
来源：美国中文网
12/22/2021
代表宾州的国会众议员Mary Gay Scanlon周三下午在费城遭人持枪抢劫。
她的发言人称，案件发生在东部时间下午2：45左右，抢劫地点位于费城南部的FDR公园。Scanlon本人没有受伤，但她的车被劫走。
Dec 22, 2021
据当地媒体报道，当时Scanlon参观完该公园后走向自己的蓝色Acura，两名男子驾驶一辆深色SUV跟上了她。这两名男子都有武器，他们要求Scanlon交出车钥匙，随即将她的车开走。Scanlon的个人手机、公务手机、钱包和ID都在车上，一起被劫走。
Scanlon当日晚些时候在一份声明中对费城警方的快速处置表示感谢。费城市长肯尼则在声明中对当地光天化日之下发生这样公然的抢劫事件表示愤怒。
Scanlon现年62岁，2019年当选为国会众议员。
洛市豪宅遭入室抢劫 曾是美国最昂贵的待售屋
世界新闻网
12/21/2021
洛杉矶市警察局（LAPD）12月20日晚上接到报警称有人入室抢劫，地点在高档社区贝莱尔的贝莱尔路（Bel Air Road） 900号街区的一座豪宅。
随后员警出警抓捕了一名嫌疑人，据洛杉矶市警察局称，他们正在豪宅里和附近搜捕第二名参与抢劫的嫌疑人。
有人看到员警使用手电筒在豪宅内寻找证据，目前尚不清楚是否有人在入室抢劫中受伤，也不清楚劫匪从豪宅里带走了什么。
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南加八旬华人被陌生女强吻 还被硬戴项链 视频全录
世界新闻网
12/19/2021
南加洛杉矶县华人聚居城市阿罕布拉市（Alhambra）的华裔老人，近日遭遇匪夷所思的事情，老人在家门口被一名陌生女子强吻，对方还要送给老人项链，并强行戴在老人脖子上。这段遭遇经由老人家中的视频记录了整个过程。
Dec 19, 2021
据被害人邻居Jenny叙述，案发时间在12月15日（周三）中午，案发地点位于阿市山谷大道（Valley Blvd ）和 Fremont Ave交口附近，当时80多岁的华裔居民谢老先生正在家门口整理垃圾，一辆红色的汽车突然开到他的房子前面，并停在车道旁边。
从监控视频中可以看到，这辆红色的车停在被害人家门口多时。老人回忆车内有两人，一男一女，女子远远地跟他打招呼，因为听不见对方说什么，老人就起身走到车边，跟对方交流了一会；起初，老先生以为对方是在问路。见老人靠近，一名体型较胖貌似西裔的女子就从车内出来，她身穿花色上衣、黑色长裙，一下车就热情地拉着老人的手亲吻，视频中可以清晰地看到这一幕。
这名女子一边不停说话，一边突然就把手中的一根项链往老人脖子上套，老人回忆当时根本听不懂对方在说什么，只是见到陌生女子如此奇怪的举止，警觉的老人赶紧后退并连声表示，「我不需要你的东西，你不要把这个东西放到我身上。」
从视频中可以看到，老人一直往后退，但陌生女子却紧缠着老人不放，继续强行往老人脖子上戴项链，老人随后把这根项链摘了下来，并扔回女子车中。而就在这时，老人发现自己原先戴着的一条项链已被陌生女子扯断，老人紧抓着被扯断的项链，立即转身回家，两名嫌疑人不得不悻悻的离开，整个过程持续两分钟。
在家门口发生这样戏剧性的一幕，谢老先生当时百思不得其解女子的真实意图。据老人回忆，拉扯过程中，这名热情的陌生女子还抱住他，嘴对嘴强行亲吻他。想到这个细节，老人回家后十分害怕，他告诉老伴，「你今天要时刻留意我，我可能在这个过程中被对方下了迷药，不知道接下来会发生什么。」
同样的事情也发生在邻居Jenny的父亲身上，据Jenny叙述，15日中午同样的时间段，父亲在山谷大道和 Fremont Ave交口附近散步，也碰到一男一女两名貌似西裔的人士，开着红色汽车，并在老人身边停下来，他们打招呼并企图靠近老人，但Jenny父亲摇手表示听不懂英文。对方继续纠缠，但老人没有理会地往前走，红色车辆最终选择离开。
针对这两起案件，目前Jenny已报警。
而本报日前曾报导一对母子档，专门在橙县园林市（Garden Grove）针对戴珠宝的亚裔长者抢劫。他们的手法不外乎是以问路，并以替受害长者戴上假珠宝表示感谢之际，实际从受害者身上拉扯下真珠宝。他们的手法流畅而有条不紊，足以让许多受害者直到几个小时后才意识到自己的珠宝被偷了。
园林警方指出，在某些情况下，嫌疑人会变得咄咄逼人，强行从受害者身上扯下珠宝。抢劫团伙被认为是罗马尼亚旅行者团体（Romanian travelers）成员，为有组织的犯罪团体。不过目前尚无法确定这个团体的成员，和前述发生在阿罕布拉市的奇案是否有关连。
华邮：亚裔老年妇女常身怀巨款 遭快闪抢劫歹徒锁定
世界新闻网
12/17/2021
华盛顿邮报17日报导，快闪抢劫(smash-and-grab robbery)犯罪集团歹徒对于锁定哪些民众下手，行动目标相当明确。警方指出，上了年纪的亚裔妇女由于不太使用银行，通常身怀巨款，特别容易沦为受害者。
Bay Area robbery suspect, facing hate crime charges, revealed to authorities why he targeted Asian women in the attacks.
报导指出，快闪抢劫犯罪集团不仅挑选亚裔老年妇女做为行抢对象，也通过屡次办案不断更新犯罪手法，检方调查发现，歹徒会在亚洲超市停车场盯梢，锁定单独出门的亚裔老年妇女，犯罪集团出动多部车辆，将遭抢妇女的车子前后包夹，使其动弹不得。
抢劫过程中，犯罪份子直接砸破遭锁定妇人的车窗，迅速夺走皮包以及妇人从超市购得的商品，车内若有其他有价物品也一并扫空，旋即扬长而去。
加州圣塔克拉拉郡(Santa Clara County)区域检察官办公室检察官玛莉莎‧麦克奇诺恩(Marisa McKeown)接受华盛顿邮报专访时说：「受害者基本上根本是遭到猎捕(hunted)。」
报导指出，调查人员统计发现，从2020年10月到今年9月的大约一年之间，快闪抢劫案例几乎每天发生，歹徒犯罪手段越来越猖狂。警方指出，一个有6名男性成员的犯罪集团，光是在圣荷西便共计犯下抢劫、窃盗等案件共计70多起，在旧金山湾区其他城市也犯案至少177次。
华盛顿邮报报导，这些抢劫案例不仅让受害者身心严重受创，更让亚裔社区深受其害，一般民众连日常生活出门都担心害怕遭到暴力攻击。
麦克奇诺恩说：「这是非常骇人的经验。」她说，住在圣荷西某些地区的亚裔妇女，如今如果一天当中某些时段要上银行、上超市，会出现极度不安的感受，「这形成了一种氛围，让她们觉得自己迟早都将出事」。
当地警方日前逮捕了年龄在21岁至27岁之间的六名抢劫嫌犯。麦克奇诺恩表示，这个犯罪集团每次行抢的得手金额在500元至2000元之间。
圣塔克拉拉郡区域检察官罗森(Jeff Rosen)打算以刑责比窃盗罪来得重的「仇恨犯罪」(hate crime)起诉嫌犯。罗森在15日的记者会上说，抢匪作案时曾以族歧视用词斥喝数名受害者，层出不穷犯罪案件深深影响了并未遇击的亚裔社区民众，因为亚裔民众开始人人自危，「害怕自己就是下一个遭殃的受害者」。
影／洛市又传出尾随抢劫 四劫匪持枪威胁两人 视频全录
世界新闻网
12/16/2021
洛杉矶市好莱坞公寓两名居民12月1日（周三），遭遇四名劫匪持枪抢劫，警方日前公布视频，显示这两名受害者是被人尾随跟踪到公寓大楼并被抢劫，身上两块昂贵的手表当场被抢走。警方目前正在全力搜索犯罪嫌疑人。
洛杉矶市警局(LAPD)14日（周二）公布了这起持枪抢劫案的监控视频，抢劫凶杀科的侦探正在寻求公众帮助，以确定参与这起尾随持枪抢劫案的四名嫌疑人。
监控视频显示，12 月 1 日下午5时42分，两名身穿粉色上衣和黄色上衣的受害者，被劫匪跟踪至好莱坞Formosa Avenue 1600 街区的一栋公寓楼。当他们接近公寓门口时，一名身穿黑色衣服的持枪犯罪嫌疑人首先在画面中出现，并一直用枪指着被害人。
Dec 15, 2021
很快，另外三名犯罪嫌疑人也迅速出现在现场，其中两人身穿浅色上衣，一人穿黑色衣服，四名持枪劫匪迅速包围了被害人，并要求他们立即提供财产。从监控画面中可以看到，一名嫌疑人始终用枪指着被害人，其他三名劫匪在被害人身上搜索财物，并塞到自己的衣服口袋中。
为避免人身受到伤害，两名受害者当时并没有反抗。整个抢劫过程持续不到30秒，得手后的四名犯罪嫌疑人带着财物迅速逃离案发现场。警方的新闻稿将这四名嫌疑人描述为二十出头的黑人男性，他们从受害者身上抢走了两块昂贵的手表。
此案目前正由抢劫凶杀科的尾随抢劫项目组调查，警方日前向公众公布视频监控录像，寻求相关线索，联邦调查局（FBI）悬赏最高 1万元，以奖励提供信息的民众。任何了解案情的人可致电 (213) 486-6840 联系侦探，或发送电子邮件至RHDTIPLINE@LAPD.ONLINE。在非工作时间或周末，可拨打 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247)。希望保持匿名者可拨打 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477)， 联系灭罪热线。
Los Angeles Police Department
Hollywood: Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Robbery-Homicide Division are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect(s) involved in an attempt Follow Home Robbery.
On December 1, 2021 at around 6:00 p.m., two victims were followed to an apartment building in the 1600 block of Formosa Avenue. As they were approaching an apartment door, four suspects armed with handguns surrounded them and demanded their property. The victims complied and avoided injury. The suspects ran away with the victims’ property.
Two expensive watches were taken from the victims.
The four suspects were described as Black males in their early 20’s.
Video surveillance footage showed the robbery take place and was made available to the public.
This case is being investigated by the Follow Home Robbery Task Force at Robbery-Homicide Division.
The FBI is offering a reward up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest in this case.
To view this video, click on below link: https://youtu.be/k15CXeLw2Ag
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Detective Argota and Detective Bonilla at (213) 486-6840 or email RHDTIPLINE@LAPD.ONLINE. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also go to www.lapdonline.org, and click on “Anonymous Web Tip
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Theft arrest for mom, son
BY OC TRIBUNE STAFF
12/15/2021
A mother and son were arrested Tuesday afternoon for their alleged involvement with a series of robberies or “distraction” thefts.
According to Detective Sgt. Evan Beresford of the GGPD, arrested were Floarea Ghiocel and her son Marius Ghiocel, listed as transients.
(GGPD photo)
The arrests came as a result of a lengthy investigation into about 28 incidents all sharing the same methods of operation. Targeted were elderly Asians wearing expensive jewelry.
A typical incident would involve approaching a victim, removing the jewelry and replacing it with a fake piece. In some cases, the suspect(s) have forcibly taken the jewelry from their victims.
Detectives developed leads and determined these thefts were conducted by a group of “Romanian travelers,” who journey from place to place conducting similar crimes.
(GGPD photo)
On Tuesday at 4 p.m., a vehicle was stopped by patrol officers in the 12500 block of Nutwood Street. A passenger was identified as Floarea Ghiocel, who was wanted under an active warrant for some of those incidents. She was taken into custody.
As the GGPD vehicle containing Floarea was driven back to police headquarters, an officer noted a “suspicious vehicle” following closely. Police stopped that vehicle and driver was identified as Marius Ghiocel, the son of Floarea. He also had an active arrest warrant stemming from the investigation and was taken into custody. They were both were booked into Orange County Jail for robbery.
The investigation is ongoing and any witnesses or victims of such incidents are asked the call Detective Jim Franks at (714) 741-5836.
又传亚裔男街上劳力士遭抢 警：抢名表案件增加
世界新闻网
12/12/2021
本月1日在华人聚集的北加州传统「好区」库比蒂诺的Main Street商场，才传出有年轻男子在光天化日之下遭遇抢匪用枪抵头，抢走劳力士手表的吓人案件。主流电视台ABC7也进一步报导，近来湾区各地事实上出现多宗抢名表的抢案，而警方也认为，抢名表的案件确实有增加的情况。
A number of brazen robberies are being documented across the Bay Area, involving expensive watches being taken right off people’s wrists.
引起南湾社区哗然的库比蒂诺抢案是发生在12月1日下午4时22分，一名年轻华人男子在库比蒂诺邻近苹果总部的商场内，遭人持枪抢走劳力士手表。据传当时有两名持枪歹徒将受害人推倒，并用枪抵住受害人的头部，随即抢走受害男子手上的劳力士手表。所幸除了手腕被轻微擦伤意与心理惊吓外，受害人并未遭到更多伤害。
电视台ABC7也找到近来被抢高级手表的几名受害者。其中一位名为Raymond的59岁亚裔男子，是在12月4日时于屋仑看牙医时遭抢，当时他的太太也在身边。他表示，当时自己刚在路旁停好车、准备投币缴停车费，结果突然有一人上前接近，并且秀出身上的手枪，要他把手表交出来。
「我们应该庆幸我们没有被枪击、没有受伤送医住院、庆幸现在还活着。」Raymond表示，抢匪得手后，跳上一台接应的Infinity轿车后离去。不幸中的大幸是自己除了惊吓以外，只有在手腕、膝盖等处受到一些擦伤，「真的非常可怕，从来没有想过这种事会发生在我身上，而且还是大白天。」
Surveillance video shows two siblings chase and save their mother from getting robbed outside their home in Oakland.
无独有偶在12月3日时，南湾Valley Fair商场Cheesecake Factory餐厅外，也发生一宗手表抢案。一名男子在该处遭两人从后面攻击，抢走他手上的Movado手表，之后抢匪还将他摔在地上。匪徒得手后跳上一台深灰色的奔驰轿车逃逸。
另外，一对来自印尼的夫妇，在10月中时，也在旧金山遭抢价值十万元的Richard Mille名表。依据警方的数据显示，两名男子持着武器，接近受害夫妻后下手。
不少城市的警方也认为，近来针对名表下手的案件，确有增加的迹象。
手表收藏家Chris Chen指出，不少名表本身的价值就很稳定，甚至是一年一年稳定上升；而且近来二手市场非常火热，今年许多名贵品牌的手表库存更是奇缺，「自己走一趟表行就知道了。像是Valley Fair的劳力士店，你看一下展示橱窗，是不是几乎全是空的？一堆人想买都买不到，店家想卖表机乎无表可卖。」
A small business in Oakland wants to get the word out about a mass robbery where they say one hundred thousand dollars in merchandise was stolen.
他指出，手表轻便易携带、二手市场好，再加上近来价钱普遍大涨的环境背景之下，可能也造成歹徒将名表作为行抢的目标。毕竟，名表价值高且销赃应不困难。但他也认为，一般像是劳力士的表还算是辨识度高的，其他像是江诗丹顿、爱彼、百达菲丽等也都顶级名表、甚至更高档次的名表，不过并不是每个人都能从远处一眼认识。因此，如果不是事先预谋有针对性，搞不好歹徒是从穿着打扮或其他迹象来挑选下手的目标。
快闪抢劫风潮持续 洛杉矶又一家商场遭殃
世界新闻网
12/11/2021
据洛杉矶县警局（LASD）消息，四名挥舞着铁锤的男子，9日（本周四）凌晨快闪抢劫了圣克拉丽塔（Santa Clarita）地区瓦伦西亚购物中心（Valencia Town Center）内的 Undisputed Sole 商店。歹徒用锤子砸破前门入内，抢走了大约价值4万美元的商品。快闪抢劫（smash-and-grab）风潮持续蔓延。
The owner of Undisputed Sole asked for the public’s help in identifying the suspects who broke into the sneaker store.
据洛县警官梅萨（Mesa）称，这起盗窃案是在9日凌晨3 点 35 分报告的。店主之一的桑托斯 (Erwin Santos) 表示，窃贼可能盗走了价值 40,000 美元的商品。「我们是一家试图谋生的小企业，但是，他们从我们这里夺走了一切」。他呼吁，政府要保护公众安全和商业利益，让人民可以安居乐业。
监控视频显示，一名歹徒首先使用铁锤狠砸几下，打破了玻璃门。随后，四人鱼贯而入，肆无忌惮地搜刮挂在货架上的衣服和橱柜内的商品，双手抱着赃物迅速逃离，时间仅短短几分钟，场面震撼。
但是，截至10日周五晚上，警方尚未逮捕任何涉案嫌疑人。
洛杉矶便利店将价格全部改了 让“零元购”不敢动
世界新闻网
12/10/2021
加州2014年的47号提案规定：抢劫950美元以下属轻罪。以“安全”的名义把加州人送入地狱，自此砸车窗、入室盗窃频发。
“$950”成为一个劫匪的一条红线，超市和便利店最遭殃，就像旧金山的Wallgreen一样，看着劫匪抢走东西也不敢制止，被称为“零元购”。
洛杉矶一家便利店的老板奥米德·卡姆兰 (Omid Kamran)，为了阻吓“零元购”，将所有的商品标价改为951美元，这样劫匪即使拿走一个巧克力，都够得上重罪的罪名。
卡姆兰欢欣地说：已经近一个月没遇上“零元购”了。“犯罪分子带着垃圾袋和计算器走进来，几分钟后，他们决定去别处偷东西，真赞。”
那么，一根巧克力棒卖951美元，会有人买吗？卡姆兰说。是的，这里还有很多大的优惠。比如KitKat 巧克力棒曾经售价 1.89 美元，现在售价 951 美元，但如果你去柜台使用优惠券结账，价格还是1.89美元。
卡姆兰的做法受到许多网友的支持，推特点赞很快就超过4万，据称加州州长纽森也为卡姆兰点赞。
加州人后悔了
欲废除47号提案
加州有今天治安败坏，人心惶惶，主要拜2014年的47号提案所赐，47号提案的全名是《安全社区和学校法》（The Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act），非常理想化地认为让犯罪分子早点出狱，他们被感化就不会继续作奸犯科，然而事实证明这是加州走向地狱的开始。
加州人已经意识到被骗了，目前发起请愿行动，希望废除47号提案。该请愿行动目标是获得7.5万签名，不过发出去短短18个小时，就获得了超过5万个签名，目前已经超过6.5万签名。
在一封致加州议会和州长纽森的信中，发起人这样写道：“你们把47号提案作为安全街道和学校的倡议兜售给我们，我们被骗了，47号提案允许职业犯罪零监禁，狠狠抽了加州民众一记耳光。”
信中还说道，自从 AB109 和 47 号提案通过后，加州圣佩德罗社区、Rancho Palos Verdes、海港城、威尔明顿等社区的犯罪活动呈爆炸式增长，其中包括劫车等暴力犯罪和入室盗窃等财产犯罪。
警察一次又一次地逮捕同样的人，因为他们通常能够在同一天晚上回到街上，因为毒品犯罪和财产犯罪低于 950 美元。使用冰毒u和海洛因等危险药物的犯罪分子现在很少或根本不会受到执法人员的影响。
一名曾经支持47号提案的警察说：过去几年，我目睹了加州的一些领导极不负责任的行为，选民在不真实的提案名称下，选择了理想主义而不是公众安全，民众成为超越常识的社会实验品。
废除47号提案行动组织表示，47号提案和AB109根本不是为了省钱，而是一场以某种方式包装起来的政治运动，为满足自己“拯救孩子”和“给人们机会”的世界观，以孩子和民众的安全置于危险之中作为牺牲代价。
请愿废除47号提案的网址是：https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/repeal-prop-47-1
犯罪猖獗 民怨烧向贾斯康、纽森
世界新闻网
12/10/2021
加州各地精品店和一般商店的快闪打砸抢案件越来越多，民怨似乎正烧向加州州长纽森与洛杉矶县地区检察长贾斯康（George Gascón）。因为2014年的第47号提案起草人，正是时任旧金山检察长的贾斯康，大力背书者正是当年仍为副州长的纽森。
Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama announced the start of Operation Christmas Presence to keep shoppers safe during the holiday season.
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当年公投获得60%强烈支持的提案，为何近年来成为人人喊打的过街老鼠？不仅2020年的公投否决了降低47号提案门槛的第20号提案，近日民间团体又发起否决第47号提案的公投，而且矛头再度直指贾斯康。
洛杉矶时报政治专栏作家George Skelton引述多位受访者的意见，直指第47号提案就是近日打砸抢劫案暴增的元凶。因为该案将重罪门槛降至每案窃盗金额超过950元，因此就算连续偷五家店、累计3500元，只要单家不超过950元，嫌犯就不会被关，「根本就是纵放」。
沙加缅度县检察长舒伯特（Anne Marie Schubert）直言，第47号提案就加州历来最大的骗局，因为加州政府声称会让窃犯接受心理与戒瘾治疗，但并没有真正落实。舒伯特计划明年以无党派身分竞选加州检察长。
舒伯特说，罪犯正在嘲笑我们，他们清楚的认为而且已成为事实，你如果犯下窃盗罪，将不会再被法律惩罚，47号提案等同告诉大家，窃盗他人财物也不会有事，猜猜看接下来会发生什么事？这种犯罪氛围于是形成了现在的打砸抢犯罪四处发生。
47号提案的支持者一再强调，财产犯罪数量实际上正在减少。但舒伯特说，那是因为很多店家知道罪犯不会被关起来、警察也分身乏术，所以店家就不再报案，因此案件数看起来好像少了。
当然，纽森与贾斯康仍然支持第47号提案。纽森近日表示，组织窃盗造成的财物损失与第47号提案没有关系，第47号提案只是被当成箭靶，加州犯罪率事实上持续降低。
不过，连民主党加州众议员库珀（Jim Cooper）都看不下去，表明正是因为第47号提案降低门槛，低于950元的案件就不会以重罪起诉，这才让犯罪黑数大增，因为很多店家干脆放弃不报。
支持第47号提案的团体，例如Californians for Safety and Justice，则反驳已有2亿元经费投入心理治疗、物资滥用，以及长期安置计划。而且类似政治立场保守的州，例如密西西比与德州都比加州的950元门槛还高。
不过，加州零售协会的会长米其林（Rachel Michelin）强调，人们不断犯下窃盗罪，因为知道他们不会有刑责，罪犯们比任何人都清楚47号提案真正的意义。
南加橙县枪枝店五分钟内被盗走40支枪
世界新闻网
12/09/2021
亚裔比例过半的南加橙县园林市（Garden Grove）9日（周四）发生打砸抢事件，一家枪枝商店被破门而入，两名窃贼在五分钟内目标明确地盗走约40支枪枝，后逃离现场。
Dozens of weapons were stolen after a Garden Grove gun store was burglarized overnight. As seen on air Dec. 9, 2021.
园林市警察局在新闻稿中称，这起案件发生在12月9日凌晨 12 时 15 分左右，当时 Whitten Sales 枪枝店的老板发现店内枪枝被盗，立即查看现场监控录像，发现至少有一名嫌疑人凌晨时分在其店内进行盗窃。
警方赶到位于园林市Valley View Street 12800 街区的案发现场，看到枪店的前门已被打破。据保安人员Kyle Starr说，案发时窃贼在五分钟内进出商店盗走枪枝，「他们似乎很清楚自己在拿什么，目标非常明确。」据调查人员确定，大约有 40 支枪枝从店内被盗。
Dec 9, 2021
12.08.2021 | 4:45 PM | SANTA ANA – A woman was in stable condition after being struck by gunfire while she was in a car, Wednesday evening.
Authorities responded to the shooting in the 700 block of South Sullivan Street, near West Monta Vista Avenue, around 4:45 PM.
Units arriving on scene located three people who had were inside a car when an unknown suspect opened fire.
One of the occupants, a female in her early 30s, was struck by gunfire and treated on scene by firefighter paramedics before being transported to a nearby hospital in stable condition.
Both other occupants of the vehicle escaped injury.
It was too early in the investigation for a suspect description to be released and the motive behind the shooting remains unclear.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to contact Santa Ana Police Department by calling (714) 245-8665.
Anonymous tips can be submitted through the Orange County Crime Stoppers by calling (855) TIP-OCCS or by visiting their website at www.occrimestoppers.org.
警局新闻稿称，两名嫌疑人戴着口罩，在警察到达之前乘坐不同的车辆逃离，这些车辆被描述为蓝色宝马和银色宝马。截至目前，附近没有其他商店成为作案目标，也没有人员受伤的报告。
任何有信息的人都可以拨打 714-741-5872，联系警察局。
劫案视频曝光! 警方: 游客别来LA 无法保证安全
来源：洛杉矶华人资讯
12/08/2021
自大流行以来，加州的有组织商店盗窃案件大幅增加，Best Buy和Walgreens等公司都表示，犯罪激增已成为它们面临的最大挑战之一。
洛杉矶一名警探在接受采访时甚至直言：游客不要来洛杉矶。
洛杉矶警察局（LAPD）的警探杰米·麦克布莱德（Jamie McBride）直言，他建议游客不要来这座城市，因为他认为这里不安全。
麦克布莱德将加州犯罪率上升归咎于州长加文·纽森（Gavin Newsom），并指责地方检察官“为罪犯辩护”。
麦克布莱德周一在接受Fox采访时说：“我们告诉人们不要来这里，因为我们认为我们现在无法保证你的安全。洛杉矶就像电影《人类清除计划》（Purge）一样，唯一的区别是人们不是在限定的24小时内犯罪，而是365天。”
麦克布莱德表示，“零保释”政策和47号提案减轻了对各种非暴力犯罪的判刑，导致犯罪率上升。
“We Can’t Guarantee Your Safety”: Head Of LAPD’s Police Officers’ Union Warns Tourists Away
不过，纽森最近批评了加州各城市对商店盗窃的宽大政策，他说当局应该加强对小偷的执法。纽森说：“警察需要逮捕他们。检察官需要起诉他们。法官需要追究违反法律的人的责任。这些都不是没有受害者的犯罪，我对这些犯罪分子没有同情心。”
美国零售联合会2020年的一项调查显示，加州的三个城市——洛杉矶、旧金山和萨克拉门托位列美国针对商店犯罪最严重的10个城市，洛杉矶位居榜首。
警方打击砸抢案
Dec 7, 2021
警方正在加班加点地打击最近困扰南加州购物中心的盗窃事件。
洛杉矶县雷东多海滩（Redondo Beach）警方称，他们逮捕了两名与最近Galleria商场盗窃案有关的嫌疑人。嫌犯为23岁的马利克·特雷冯·奥克斯（Malik Trevon Oaks）和26岁的克里斯汀·贾马尔·克莱顿·菲利普斯（Khristian Jamol Clayton Phillips），两人于4日（周六）在位于霍桑大道（Hawthorne Boulevard）的商场实施抢劫后逃跑时被捕，据称他们偷了大约2,400美元的商品。
调查人员说，两人还与一个犯罪组织有联系，该组织曾多次以某家特定的零售商为抢劫目标，自11月5日以来，已经盗窃了超过1.5万美元的商品。据信，同一组织在洛杉矶和橙县也犯下了类似的盗窃案。
两人目前都被关押在雷东多海滩监狱，保释金为25万美元。
与此同时，正在调查两起“快闪盗窃”案件的洛杉矶警探周一公布了11月24日伍兰岗（Woodland Hills）Westfield Topanga购物中心的Nordstrom门店遭一伙嫌犯砸抢的监控。
视频显示，其中一名穿帽衫的小偷向商店的一名保安喷防熊喷雾，保安瞬间捂脸倒地。
据信，同一群人洗劫了贝弗利大道（Beverly Boulevard）贝弗利中心（Beverly Center）的几家商店。
警方称案件正在调查中，但目前尚没有任何人被逮捕。任何了解洛杉矶警局调查案件的人都可以拨打电话1-877-LAPD-247(877-527-3247)。
洛杉矶小学附近爆枪案 13岁男孩丧命 年轻女子和9岁女童重伤
世界新闻网
12/07/2021
6日（周一）傍晚，洛杉矶市威明顿（Wilmington）区发生了一起拦车枪击案，车内一名13岁男孩遇害及一名20来岁女驾驶受伤，另有一名在附近参加课外活动的九岁女孩被流弹击中。
洛杉矶市警察局（LAPD）发言人洛佩兹（Mike Lopez）说，下午4点45分左右，洛杉矶警方和消防员在北布尔大道（Blinn Avenue）和东丹尼街（Denni Street）的交叉路口对现场作出了回应。男孩被送往医院，但因伤势过重死亡。
Dec 7, 2021
When they heard the gunshots, students did as they’d been taught, and dropped to the ground. The off-campus shooting has shaken parents of students at Wilmington Park Elementary.
洛市警局警官冈萨雷斯 (Adrian Gonzalez) 告诉媒体，这名男孩是第三位枪击受害者，当时他乘坐在一名 20 来岁女子驾驶的道奇杜兰戈 (Dodge Durango) 厢型车内。
冈萨雷斯说，当时有两名武装嫌疑人接近该辆SUV并且开火，该女子开车离开，然后在Eubank大道 800 号街区停下，有人在那里拨打了911。
救护人员将男孩和女子带到创伤中心，男孩在那里被宣布死亡。 该女子情况危急，但情况稳定，正在接受手术。
冈萨雷斯说，还有一名在附近威尔明顿公园小学玩耍的9岁女孩被流弹击中，她被送入医院时情况危急。另据社区媒体报导，威尔明顿公园小学校长里维拉（Luis Rivera）证实，这名女孩是该校一名四年级学生，当时她正在参加一个课外活动但不幸中弹。
Dec 7, 2021
A 13-year-old boy has died after succumbing to a gunshot wound he suffered on Monday, when a suspect unloaded on a car he was sitting in. A 25-year-old woman, also in the vehicle, and a nine-year-old girl were also wounded in the incident.
冈萨雷斯表示，调查人员正在确定除了袭击道奇车的两名武装人员之外，是否还有其他嫌疑人，目前不知道案发动机。
代表威明顿区的洛杉矶县政委员韩珍妮（Janice Hahn）说，她对当晚袭击威明顿社区的枪支暴力感到震惊。「这真是一场悲剧，枪支暴力摧毁了这个国家太多的生命，今晚又恐吓了一个社区。我为这个小男孩的家人，以及小女孩和年轻女子的康复祈祷。」
著名音乐人妻子在洛杉矶家中遭入室抢劫枪杀
文章来源: 文学城编译
12/01/2021
据CNN报道：据 Netflix 发言人称，女慈善家杰奎琳·艾万特 (Jacqueline Avant) 是音乐偶像克拉伦斯·艾万特 (Clarence Avant) 的妻子，也是 Netflix CEO泰德·萨兰多斯 (Ted Sarandos) 的岳母，周三早些时候在洛杉矶比弗利山的家中被枪杀。
Dec 1, 2021
The Beverly Hills police chief says he doesn’t think the fatal shooting of Jacqueline Avant was a “random attack.” The 81-year-old philanthropist was married to legendary music executive Clarence Avant. (Dec. 1)
警方暗示 Avant 可能是目标。“我不认为这是一次随机袭击，但我现在无法推测，”比佛利山庄警察局 (BHPD) 局长马克斯坦布鲁克在周三下午的新闻发布会上说。
斯坦布鲁克说，嫌疑人在逃，动机仍然未知。警方正在进行调查。
斯坦布鲁克局长还阅读了 Avant 家族分享的一份声明。
“杰奎琳是一位了不起的女性、妻子、母亲、慈善家，也是比佛利山庄 55 年的居民，她为艺术界做出了不可估量的积极贡献和影响，”斯坦布鲁克说。 “她的家人、朋友以及她在她精彩的一生中帮助过的所有人都会想念她。”
Avant于 1967 年结婚，并育有两个孩子。 Clarence Avant 今年早些时候入选摇滚名人堂。他是 2019 年纪录片“黑人教父”讲述的主题，该片着眼于他的政治影响力、音乐遗产以及与比尔威瑟斯和Babyface等音乐家的合作。
在她去世的消息传出后，洛杉矶社区领袖和国会女议员凯伦巴斯（D-CA）向 Avant 致敬。
硅谷富人区巴洛阿图 (Palo Alto) 发生入室窃盗 屋主在家
世界新闻网
11/30/2021
向来治安良好的富人区巴洛阿图，也发生入室窃盗事件，而且当时屋主还在家中，警方认为该案件属于罕见的入室窃案，目前正在调查之中，初步认为可能是窃贼不知道屋主仍在家中，才大胆进入。
巴洛阿图警方指出，11月27日时治安一项平稳的巴洛阿图靠近Crescent Drive区域附近，发生一宗罕见的入室窃案。当日凌晨5时许，70多岁的女屋主与丈夫，以及其他家人都在家中休息。女屋主突然听到巨响，当时以为是暖气作动的声音。随后她又听到楼上有脚步声，那时还以为是家人起床走动的声音。
后来男屋主在6时许下楼，发现家中后门的玻璃被砸碎，随即报案。警方到场后调查发现，窃贼将一扇纱窗门破坏，打破玻璃进入屋内。
屋主清点家中物品后，认为应该并没有财物遭偷窃。警方表示，可能因为窃贼进入屋内后，发现屋主仍在家，因此逃之夭夭。不过，警方在楼上找到了两对可疑的脚印。
巴洛阿图警方表示，在巴洛阿图市内，过去屋主还在屋内的入室窃盗非常少见。入室窃盗通常是发生在白天屋主不在家时。警方呼吁民众加强警觉，在夜间锁好门窗，如果见到可疑的事件赶紧与警方联系。巴洛阿图警局电话：650-329-2413。
他正和家人吃感恩节晚餐 突然被1枚子弹穿过窗户打死…
文章来源: CNN
11/29/2021
据美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）28日报道，美国宾夕法尼亚州蒙哥马利县地方检察官办公室在一份新闻稿中称，该州诺里斯敦一名25岁男子在与家人共进感恩节晚餐时被一枚流弹击中并死亡。
Nov 26, 2021
新闻稿中写道，这名叫蒙特祖玛的男子的家人说，当时他正和家人坐在餐桌上吃感恩节晚餐，突然一枚子弹穿过窗户击中了他。警方在晚上9点30分之前达到现场，发现他身体上有枪伤，已经没有反应。男子被送往当地一家医院，随后被宣告不治身亡。
蒙哥马利县的侦探和诺里斯敦警方展开了一项联合凶杀案调查，发现枪击事件源自一场与这家人无关的纠纷。地方检察官凯文·斯蒂尔在一份声明中说，“蒙特祖玛是在家中吃感恩节晚餐时被谋杀的，需要明确的是，他和家人并没有卷入这场纠纷。我们会找到这名枪手和其他涉案的人，为这名无辜男子寻求正义，他即使待在自己家里也不安全。”
当局称，当天早些时候，另一名19岁男子和他的女友以及另外两个人被要求离开一场感恩节派对，随后有人发现派对上失踪了一些酒水饮料。随后，女友的表妹为取回酒水前往19岁男子的住处。这名男子与蒙特祖玛一家是邻居。这名表妹将车停在住所外，这名男子见状拿着枪走了出来，所以表妹就开车走了，男子则在她驾车离开时开了几枪，随后还打电话威胁她。
调查人员在街道附近发现了7个弹壳和1枚实弹。当局称，通过两段监控录像和对窗户上弹孔的弹道分析，调查人员确定蒙特祖玛遭受的致命一枪就来自邻居男子的这次开枪事件。目前这名19岁开枪男子仍然在逃，被认为持有武器，非常危险。对他的逮捕令包括一级谋杀、三级谋杀和其他持械指控。此外，监控录像中还看到另外两名男性从枪击现场跑出来。
Who was Yuan Hua Liang? Texas Woman Shot Dead By Husband after She Signed $250K life Insurance Policy
By Shubham Rawat
11/29/2021
Recently, a piece of news come that a husband killed her own wife for Insurance money. Yes, we are talking about Yuan Hua Liang as her body was found in her Cypress home. The name of her husband is Christopher Collins. Let us tell you that he killed her wife just after she signed a $250,000 life insurance policy.
She was a Texan native but her husband killed her for just a piece of money. So far, he has been charged with murder and the court has issued a statement against him. The news went viral because no one thinks that a husband does this type of activity with his wife.
Who was Yuan Hua Liang?
Talking about the official statement, Fox 26 stated that “(Collins) murdered his wife with a firearm, then went to great lengths to make it look like she was killed by an intruder”. According to the reports, she was shot by once only on the head. No other injuries were found on her body.
Investigators said the couple signed a $250,000 life insurance policy two days before the woman’s murder. Her husband is being held in jail on a $150,000 bond.
Let us also tell you that she was only 46 years old when she, unfortunately, died at the hands of her own husband. If we talk about the personal life of Yuan Hua Liang then her LinkedIn profile shows that she was the Project Leader at HomeOne Consulting.
It is appearing that she was the owner of HomeOne Consulting and she provides her services to other firms since 2019. Talking about the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Beall’s statement, Collins asked to send police officers to his house.
When two deputy officers reached his home, he tells a story that Liang allegedly told him that someone is encroaching on their property but he was unable to talk to her at that time. When Collins entered his house with the police, they found Liang dead. As per the prosecution, Collins was at his gym for a workout when his wife was killed.
Before the police reached the spot, Collins stated that her wife, wallet was missing but the police has found her wallet and cosmetic bag in Collin’s locker at the gym. So far, the police have arrested Collins for allegedly killing her wife for Insurance money.
The prosecutor said in the case “Officers searching the house found a sheet of paper on a desk inside the residence, the paper for $250,000 in life insurance. The officer said that the respondent and the complainant had signed the paper for life insurance on November 16, 2021”. We will update all the information related to the upcoming news.
华人妻刚签巨额寿险就死亡，丈夫成最大嫌疑人
文章来源: 英国那些事儿
11/28/2021
最近，美国德州发生一起命案。
受害者是 46 岁的梁女士（Yuan Hua Liang）。
梁女士来自中国，他的丈夫叫柯林斯（Christopher Collins），今年 41 岁，是一名退伍老兵。
梁女士和柯林斯结婚已经有 14 年。
结婚后，两人一直生活在德州。
邻居看来，夫妻俩生活过得挺平和，
他们没有孩子，
养了很多猫猫狗狗，
在院子里种花种菜，
分享出的后院让人羡慕。
夫妻俩感情貌似也不错。
2018 年，梁女士在脸书上发帖：
” 结婚 11 年了，我们还是跟当初那么疯癫。
2007 年在中国酒吧喝威士忌调甜茶，如果你们没喝过，应该去试试。”
就在今年的 11 月 10 日，柯林斯还在脸书上称赞妻子：
” 我妻子最美妙的一点是，她真的只对那些没有发挥出自己最大潜能的人生气。不是说你要成为超级明星，而是说你应该要做自己，并成为最棒的自己。
她多年来不断自我提高，也希望每个人都如此。”
然而，
就是这对二十几天前，外人看来还挺恩爱的夫妻。
如今，一个死亡，一个成了最大嫌犯。
11 月 18 日，柯林斯在健身房报警，希望警察能去他家看看他妻子是否安全。
他说，他收到了妻子的短信，说家里有闯入者，当他回短信过去后，妻子再也没有反应。
警察立马赶到了柯林斯家，他们到的时候，柯林斯还没回来。
在门口等了一会后，柯林斯才回到家，用钥匙打来了前门。
警方一进去，发现梁女士已经在客厅死亡了。
她被人用枪打中头部，一枪致命。
她死亡时戴着睡眠面罩，被枪杀后，凶手在她头上套上了一个布袋子。
柯林斯一直试图向警方透露一个信息：妻子是被外来闯入者杀死的。
他还表示，妻子的钱包也不见了。
然而，警方感觉不对劲。
很多细节都很奇怪。
房子内部并没有任何闯入或者打斗的痕迹。
后门开着，院子里有 4 条狗，它们毫发无伤。
这个丈夫一些举动不太正常。
刚才进门的时候，柯林斯站在门口停顿了几秒，放下包，才跑进客厅。
照理说，他都报警了，妻子可能有生命危险了，到了家门口，不赶紧进去，在犹豫什么？
再加上受害者头上套着布包的细节，根据警方的经验推测，凶手跟受害者应该有 ” 亲密关系 “，他无法面对受害者死亡的脸，所以用包遮住。
警方对柯林斯有怀疑后，就去了他当时报警时所在的健身房。
一查监控，更可疑了。
监控显示，柯林斯在收到妻子的紧急短信后，在健身房来回踱步 45 分钟，然后健身了 5 分钟，然后走到健身房的咖啡厅报警。
他跟警方是这么说的，
他说，他当天早些时候因为没带钱包从一家餐厅返回家中，妻子在车道把钱包交给了他。
拿到钱包后，他直接就开车去了健身房。
他因为跟兄弟打电话，错过了好几条妻子发来的消息。
挂了电话后发现，妻子在消息中说，有人在他们家外面。
他回复问她有没有事，她没有反应。
但即便这样，他还是继续前往健身房。
并那里待了 50 分钟左右。
他说，他尝试联系妻子至少 10 次，但都没有回应。
于是他才报警的。
警察问他，健身房离他家就 3.5 英里，为什么收到妻子消息后不直接回家。
他回答说，因为妻子有时会有点妄想倾向，他感觉应该没什么事，所以没有急着回来。
然而，他令人怀疑的点还不止这一个。
警方发现，他家有监控。
但柯林斯说，这是他出国时，查看妻子情况用的。这个监控只有直播，没有回放。当天他没看监控。
警方问他，他们夫妻俩有没有买人寿保险。
柯林斯说没有。
然而警方在他家搜到一份价值 25 万美元的人寿保险单。
梁女士两天前才刚刚签字，受益人是柯林斯。
警方问他家里有没有枪。
他说家里应该有一把枪放在洗衣房，他不喜欢枪，这把枪是妻子买来的。他家没有子弹。
然而，警方在柯林斯的裤兜里搜到了一发 .22 口径的子弹。
而梁女士头上，正是遭到了类似这种小口径子弹的射击。
而至于梁女士失踪的钱包，
后来，警方也在柯林斯锻炼的健身房的储物柜中找到了。
跟这个钱包一起的，还有梁女士的身份证，护照，银行卡，现金，以及化妆包。
另外，也有一名邻居表示，在梁女士死亡当天，他听到她家的方向传出一阵争吵声。
种种证据都指向柯林斯。
因此，他成了杀害妻子的最大嫌疑人。
在梁女士死亡 6 天后，警方对柯林斯提起了谋杀指控。
现在他被关押在监狱中，保释金 15 万美元。
即便他支付保释金，他在保释期间，要上交护照，并且佩戴脚踝监控器，不能跟证人交谈，并有宵禁。
梁女士和柯林斯都在社交媒体留下了大量的生活印记。
他们一起去中国，美国各地旅游。
梁女士带柯林斯去吃火锅，
在家做各种中国美食。
夫妻俩在网上为自己家的猫咪筹集手术费，并创建了一个叫 TheTommyFoundation 的网站。
他们说，过去 5 年，他们一共收养了 20 只动物，现在网站还很新，但会随着时间慢慢完善，他们也会继续帮助全国那些需要帮助的毛孩子。” 请考虑捐赠，每一分都都帮助。”
柯林斯的网站了关联着另一个叫 DenverTheBear 的网站，
这个网站似乎是一家时尚公司。
上面介绍柯林斯时，称他是一名艺术家，残疾的老兵，两次癌症幸存者。
” 他已经走遍了世界各地，并与全球各地的精英们打过交道，” 该网站称。” 他已经做了多年的设计师，现在正在进入设计师名鞋的游戏。”
警方透露，最近柯林斯可能正在经历财务困难，因为在他妻子死亡后，他告诉警方，他的车被强制收走了，现在正在开一辆租来的车。
梁女士应该是一直在支持着丈夫的事业。
3 月份，她在 tiktok 给丈夫的球鞋打广告：” 大家伙们，我丈夫发布了他的高端品牌鞋。”
一个月前，她说：” 自从我丈夫生病，我们就开始严格饮食。”
她详细介绍了他们使用间歇性禁食和抗炎食物的情况，并补充说：” 现在他的体重下降了 34 磅，尽管接受了化疗，但仍然很健康。而且最好的消息是我们看到肿瘤尺寸减少了 70%”。
” 我们现在往前看了，继续我们的健康之旅，谢谢你们的支持。”
1 月份，她在 tiktok 写道：” 两个月前，我每天都锻炼。然后，我丈夫得了癌症，一切都变了。”
尽管生活碰到了难关，但她依然在为自己打气。
她说：
“40 多岁，我们的人生才刚刚开始，新的健康，新的人生。”
刚买完巨额人寿保险 华裔女子就惨死家中…
来源：大洛杉矶LA
11/27/2021
德州休斯敦发生一起涉嫌杀妻骗保的恶性案件，一名华裔女子刚签完人寿保险后2天。就意外惨死在家中，而其丈夫拙劣的表演一下就被警察看穿。
事发在11月18日，警方接到一名男子报警称，其妻子在家发现了一个陌生人，可能有危险。
该男子名叫克里斯托弗·柯林斯（Christopher Collins），住在德州哈里斯县西北是克莱顿布拉夫巷（Clayton Bluff Lane） 18000 街区，
警察接到报警后立即赶到到现场，但柯林斯却迟迟未到，正当警察准备破门而入的时候，柯林斯才“匆匆”赶回家，打开门发现，妻子在客厅被枪杀了。
柯林斯的妻子名叫梁元华（Yuanhua Liang，音译），来自中国，很喜欢园艺，在Facebook上晒了许多种花种菜的照片和视频，是一个热爱生活的人。
当警察深入调查后，发现了柯林斯存在许多疑点。
柯林斯声称“家里遭入室抢劫，妻子被杀害”，但其家里没有丢失一件商品。
当地健身房的监控录像显示，柯林斯在健身房来回踱步时间长达45分钟，锻炼了5分钟，然后去咖啡馆打电话报警称妻子发短信给他。
柯林斯家里安装了监控摄像头，当妻子发短信给他说有陌生人的时候，柯林斯没有第一时间检查手机app查看监控录像。
在报警后，柯林斯花了45分钟才回到家。
警察柯林斯口袋发现一枚.22口径的子弹，与射杀妻子的子弹口径相同
柯林斯报警称妻子的钱包被抢走了，但警察在健身房的一个储物柜发现了其妻子的钱包和化妆包。
妻子尸体被发现的时候，脸上被盖着布。根据警方经验，当关系良好的人杀害对方时，不想看到对方的表情，才会做这种事。
更重要的是，在案发前2天，柯林斯和妻子梁元华签了一份人寿保险协议，而柯林斯正面临财物危机，他的车都被收回了，只能开租来的车。
柯林斯拙劣的表演，警察在第二天就将他逮捕，目前他被控谋杀和欺骗保险等多项重罪。不过，在这之前他要先接受精神健康评估。
柯林斯的保释金是15万美元，同时法官命令他必须交出护照，不得与任何证人交谈。如果他保释出狱，他需要佩戴GPS电子脚镣并且晚上不准外出。
Couple signed $250,000 life insurance policy before wife was killed at Cypress home, court documents say
Christopher Collins is charged with murder after prosecutors said he went to great lengths to make it look like his wife was killed by intruders.
By Ciara Rouege (KHOU)
11/26/2021
HOUSTON — The husband of a woman found dead inside her Cypress home went to great lengths to convince investigators his wife was killed by intruders, according to court documents.
Christopher Collins, 41, was scheduled to go before a judge Thursday but didn’t appear for mental health reasons, authorities said. Collins is charged with murder in the death of his wife, Yuan Hua Liang.
Prosecutors said the couple had signed a $250,000 life insurance policy two days before Liang was killed at the coupe’s home in the 18000 block of Clayton Bluff on Nov. 18.
Collins is being held on a $150,000 bond. He is expected to make his first court appearance on Monday.
Authorities said Collins is a military veteran who has owned a home in the Houston area for the past eight years.
Suspect called officers to the house
the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said it received a non-emergency call at about 3:15 p.m. from a man — later identified as Collins — requesting a welfare check for his wife.
Investigators said Collins told officers his wife was worried about possible intruders inside the home. He reportedly became worried when she stopped responding to his calls and text messages.
According to authorities, Collins met an officer at the house about 5 p.m. where he opened the door for them.
Nov 25, 2021
Christopher Collins is charged with murder after prosecutors said he went to great lengths to make it look like his wife was killed by intruders.
According to court documents, Collins paused momentarily in the doorway, dropped his bags and ran into the living room where Liang was found lying on the floor with visible blood on her shirt and a bag covering her head.
Liang had only one injury to her body, a gunshot wound to the head, according to medical examiners. They believe the bullet was fired from either a 22 or 25 caliber weapon.
An autopsy also concluded the cloth bag was placed over the victim after her death, according to court documents.
Investigators said there were no signs of a break-in, the home was not ransacked and several high-value items were untouched. They also noted that officers counted four dogs in the couple’s backyard.
According to deputies, a neighbor reported hearing an argument coming from the direction of the home earlier that day.
According to investigators, Collins said he had returned home from a restaurant earlier after forgetting his wallet. He told officers Liang met him in the driveway and gave it to him. He claimed to have then left for the gym.
Collins allegedly said he was on the phone with his brother when he missed several messages from his wife, claiming someone was outside their residence. He said he texted her back to see if she was OK, but she didn’t respond.
He claims he continued driving to the gym, where he stayed for about 45 minutes. At that time, Collins said he tried reaching his wife at least 10 times but she didn’t answer.
That’s when he called the police at the non-emergency number.
Questioning the husband
Officers asked Collins about surveillance cameras at the house and were told there was no recording, only a live feed. Collins said when he would use the cameras to check on his wife when was working out of the country.
Court records said Collins didn’t check the cameras the day of his wife’s death.
When asked why he didn’t come home immediately, according to court documents, Collins told officers his wife tended to be paranoid. Prosecutors said the 911 call revealed Collins told dispatchers “it was probably nothing.”
Prosecutors said deputies asked if there was a gun inside the home. Collins reportedly said his wife had bought him a 9mm pistol but he didn’t have ammunition.
Officers said they later found a 22mm cartridge inside Collins’ pocket.
