A group of residents is forming a neighborhood watch group after the LAPD reported at least six home burglaries over a three-week period this summer in the Leimert Park and Angeles Mesa neighborhoods of South L.A.
LAPD said this represents a sharp rise in home burglaries for areas that are usually quiet.
The burglary-related incidents were reported between Aug. 16 and Sept. 10, and stretched from 46th Street to 52nd Street between 6th and 11th Avenues, according to LAPD’s crime data. The data included incidents involving individuals most likely climbing through open windows or an unlocked side door…