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What is a knock-knock burglary?

March 09, 2018 / 01:39

This episode features LAPD Detective William discussing the "knock-knock burglars" phenomenon, their methods, and the evidence collected by the police.

Detective William explains how these burglars operate in groups of three or four, targeting high-value residences. They typically steal cash and jewelry while avoiding items with serial numbers or tracking devices.

He shares video evidence showing the burglars' tactics, including how they assess whether anyone is home before entering a property. The calm demeanor of the burglars when confronted by a resident is highlighted.

TLDR

LAPD Detective William discusses knock-knock burglars' methods and tactics in this episode.

Episode

1:39
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William done and I'm a detective too with LAPD West Valley burglary okay so this is evidence released by the LAPD of
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these guys yeah that's typical for them they move real fast they're trying to be
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in and out in about three minutes from the time they break into the time they ransack a bedroom find some jewelry and
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get out what do you call these guys well we call them the knock-knock burglars and we actually named them here at West
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Valley Station that back in 2010 you did right I did and the reason that we did it was at the time it was really good
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for patrol and they had specific ammos so that when we were talking about different burglars to patrol they knew
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what they were looking for so I mean they're hitting the high dollar residences they're acting in groups of
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three four there were only grabbing cash and jewelry they're staying away from firearms because those have serial
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numbers they're staying away from laptops because those have trackers so they're real specific they know what
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they're doing and they know what they want I have a couple videos to show you okay
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okay this one here well they're coming over a wall into the back and at first they're just kind of checking everything
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out and they're really just trying to see if anybody's home if anybody's gonna come out of the house and confront them
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and they're all masked up gloved up they're ready to go now this is kind of interesting here actually they're back
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over in here and you'll see the lights will show right there of the residents coming huh oh wow and they're so cool
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and calm they just knew that nobody was in the house when they went in and when somebody came home they just calmly left

Episode Highlights

  • The Knock-Knock Burglars
    A specific group of burglars known for their quick, stealthy break-ins.
    “We call them the knock-knock burglars.”
    @ 00m 24s
    March 09, 2018
  • Burglary Tactics
    These burglars act in groups, targeting high-value items while avoiding trackers.
    “They're real specific; they know what they want.”
    @ 00m 58s
    March 09, 2018

Episode Quotes

  • They're so cool and calm.
    What is a knock-knock burglary?

Key Moments

  • Burglary Techniques00:04
  • Calm Criminals01:30