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As people around the Palisades and Eaton fires whose houses survived the blaze wait to return home, many dread a secondary threat: looting. Officials announced 22 arrests in the two evacuation zones as of Saturday morning, most of them for burglary or looting, and enacted a curfew.
Amid Evacuations for the L.A. Fires, Fears of Looting Take Hold
Residents barred from returning to their neighborhoods face a secondary threat, and the city, with painful collective memories of looting, is on guard.
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
As people around the Palisades and Eaton fires whose houses survived the blaze wait to return home, many dread a secondary threat: looting. Officials announced 22 arrests in the two evacuation zones as of Saturday morning, most of them for burglary or looting, and enacted a curfew.