Just a week after Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass boasted in a State of the City speech that her administration had “reduced crime,” a man broke into her home while residents were inside. The suspect in this case is a man with a history of violence.
Around 6:40 a.m. Sunday, Los Angeles Police Department responded to an alarm at the Getty House, the official residence of the Los Angeles mayor.According to reports, 29 years old Ephraim Hunter There is a possibility that they broke into the residence by breaking a window and entered the home. Upstairs The state of the house before police arrived.
Hunter reportedly arrested without incident He will soon be charged with first-degree theft. He remains in custody on $100,000 bail.
Bass was home at the time of the break-in, but fortunately he was not injured and no items were stolen.
“First of all, I’m fine. My family is fine. And we’re going to do everything we can to keep Angelenos safe. Our budget is going to keep Angelenos safe. We believe that we are making a significant contribution and investment to keep the world safe,” Bass said. Monday’s press conference.
Bass and his family may have been lucky, as the suspect in the case has already been convicted of a violent crime in Massachusetts. Back in 2015, Hunter and three others were accused of beating an unconscious man in a van near Boston with a hammer and another instrument.
Hunter, from Massachusetts, was ultimately convicted of assault with a deadly weapon. declared He will serve five to seven years. It is unknown whether he served his full sentence. His mother Josephine Duaa said: LA Times He moved to Los Angeles for a fresh start, but said he had probably been “smoking” drugs recently and might have gotten “scared.”
“He needs help,” Dua said. “Someone please help him. He is losing his mind.”
Last week, she announced that in 2024 state address, Mr. Bass used the crime story to promote his accomplishments during his time in office. “Violent crime and homicide will be down in 2023,” she claimed.
“We reduced crime.”
She claimed that the reduction in crime was possible because the administration had focused on “preventing crime and interrupting the cycle of violence.”
Two years ago, while Bass was a member of the House of Representatives and running for mayor, two men broke into her residence and stole two firearms. The suspects in the case later pleaded no contest to charges of theft and grand larceny. CNN report.
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