LA Warehouse Burglars Repeatedly Target Businesses, Leaving Owners Frustrated

Rampant Warehouse Burglaries in South LA

• 🚨 Multiple warehouses in South LA are being repeatedly targeted by burglars, causing significant distress to business owners.
• 🎯 One business, TR Trading Company, was hit for the second time, with surveillance video showing burglars scaling walls to gain entry.
• 📈 Another business, Independent Ink in Rosewood, has been targeted four times in the last four days.

Business Owners Feel Abandoned

• 🛠️ Business owners are investing in cameras and security but feel they are left to fend for themselves against the constant crime.
• 💰 Copper thefts alone have cost one owner, Barry Brooker, $30,000 in damage, with tools, vehicle keys, and essential cables being stolen.
• 😟 Owners express feelings of being defeated, stressed, and scared due to the ongoing nature of these crimes.

Homeless Encampments and Lack of Official Response

• 🏠 Sheriff's deputies suggest the thefts may be committed by individuals from a nearby homeless encampment.
• 💬 Residents from the encampment acknowledge the crimes but attribute them to lack of income, stating that circumstances force people to act this way.
• 🏛️ Business owners feel their concerns are not being addressed by local officials, with reports of being told that contacting Supervisor Holly Mitchell's office is a **