8 charged with looting homes during L.A. fires: DA

Eight people who allegedly looted homes during the massive fires in Altadena and Pacific Palisades have been charged with residential burglary and two others have been charged with other crimes, including a man who allegedly set a fire at a park in Azusa, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Monday.

Roy Sims, 18; Ryan Sims, 19; Naquan Dewey Reddix, 22; and Pierie Obannon, 19, were charged with one count each of first-degree residential burglary involving a home in Altadena during the early morning hours last Wednesday in which a variety of property was taken, including an Emmy Award that belonged to the resident, the district attorney told reporters at a news conference Monday afternoon in downtown Los Angeles.

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Rudy Salazar, 19, and Lucia Jilrara Perez, 36, were charged with two counts each of first-degree residential burglary for allegedly entering two homes and stealing property during the Eaton Fire in Altadena last Wednesday afternoon, Hochman said.

Martrell Peoples, 22, and Damari Bell, 21, were charged with one count each of first-degree residential burglary and looting during an emergency or evacuation involving a home in the Mandeville Canyon area of Los Angeles between the late evening hours last Wednesday and the early morning last Thursday in a crime caught on a Ring camera, the district attorney said…

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