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Protect Your Holiday Purchases: Tips for L.A. Shoppers

By Steven Rodriguez

After a long day spent Christmas shopping, the SUV was filled with holiday goodies: a plasma screen TV for dad, something sparkly for mom, an Xbox for their son, and an iPod for their daughter. The couple parked in front of a nice restaurant, locked up and went inside to celebrate with dinner and a few drinks. Ninety minutes later, they were horrified when they returned to their car to find the rear window smashed and all their gifts gone. They were devastated. It’s a scene police and criminal defense attorneys say is playing out far too often in L.A. mall parking lots and in shopping districts, particularly this holiday. One more fallout from the poor economy, theft, burglary and shoplifting are on the rise in Los Angeles and across the country...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on December 08, 2008 (boomark / email).