• just_another_person@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    They were becoming more popular in certain areas because it wasn’t the same level of crime as say, breaking and entering into someone’s home.

    Some of these gangs were staking out carousels at airports watching for equipment cases to come through, then tailing cars they were loaded into to smash and grab the contents, sometimes with people in the vehicles stopped in traffic.

    This sounds like they’ll be prosecuted with a much harsher penalty now.