Sophisticated crime rings made up of so-called “burglary tourists” that prey on luxury homes are exploiting a visa loophole and committing thefts across the U.S., law enforcement officials say.
Sophisticated crime rings made up of so-called “burglary tourists” that prey on luxury homes are exploiting a visa loophole and committing thefts across the U.S., law enforcement officials say.
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Carol and Jeff Starr celebrated their daughter’s wedding last month with a bit of irony: neither was wearing their own wedding rings at the ceremony. Thieves had broken into their Southern California home last spring and cleaned out a safe full of jewelry.
Carol and Jeff Starr of Orange County, California, had locked away their wedding rings, as well as highly valuable heirlooms passed down from Carol s late mother, in a 6-foot-tall safe.