Famed Hollywood jeweler to the stars, Martin Katz, was the victim of a home invasion during which some $2.5 million in merchandise was stolen by who police called a South American robbery crew. The jeweler reportedly found his home broken into after 10:30 p.
m. on Tuesday when he returned home and found a window smashed in, according to TMZ . Katz told police that a large number of high-end bags were missing, some of which retail for several hundred thousand dollars apiece.
Apparently, Katz was alerted to the break-in by his alarm company. However, officials were able to retrieve some of the expensive bags because Katz had secreted tracker tags inside them. Officials traced the tags to a location in downtown L.
A., TMZ added. Along with recovering the bags, several men were arrested and charged with the theft.
Police also identified the suspects as members of a “South American” robbery crew. The robbers reportedly do not live in the U.S.
, but fly into the states to stage their robberies, then they fence the goods here and fly back home. The L.A.
crime wave continues and it isn’t just affecting regular, everyday citizens. A huge number of celebrities have also been caught up in the massive crime wave sweeping over the region. Just last week, actress Sophia Bush was shocked when a man broke into her garage and stole something from her before fleeing.
In October, actress Sydney Sweeney found herself calling the police when she saw a man breaking into her neighbor’s L.A. ho.
