theft

The beachfront city, with a population of around half a million, last month started requiring major food and pharmacy retailers to do more to stop theft.

The Sixth Street Bridge, once a glowing L.A. landmark, has gone dark after copper wire theft.

In August, the Los Angeles Police Department raided a pair of hardware stores in Montebello and Huntington Park that it said were allegedly fronts for a massive cargo theft ring.

For some time now, officials have been warning about so-called “burglary tourism,” in which theft rings from South America have traveled to the United States to target homes in affluent neighborhoods.

Quintero has served state prison terms for assault, car theft, possessing guns, manufacturing drugs and false imprisonment.