A brazen theft caught on video confirmed three masked males dressed as FBI brokers coming into a Riverside County house earlier than restraining the occupants and robbing them.
The video went viral and places a deal with the state’s new anti-mask regulation for federal brokers, which takes impact on Jan. 1 and was adopted in response to the current federal immigration raids performed by masked brokers.
Ring digicam video shared to X confirmed the three intruders knocking on the door of the house in Jurupa Valley at 9:48 p.m. on Oct. 23, addressing the resident by identify. One of many suspects claimed to have a search warrant, and when the resident requested what it was for, the boys barged into the home.
One mentioned, “all people on the bottom,” and one other requested how many individuals have been within the house.
“It’s my mother and my child,” the resident replied, his voice shaking. The resident didn’t reply to a number of requests for remark.
Eleven minutes later, sheriff’s deputies have been dispatched to the house after stories of a house invasion theft, Sgt. Robert Martinez, a spokesperson for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Workplace, mentioned in a written assertion.
After they arrived, deputies heard from victims that a number of armed suspects had restrained them whereas looking the property after which left with stolen objects. Not one of the victims have been injured, Martinez mentioned. Deputies didn’t disclose what was taken.
No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing.
The theft got here after months of debate about federal regulation enforcement officers who performed immigration raids whereas concealing their identification with masks. It culminated in Gov. Gavin Newsom signing a regulation in September barring federal brokers from carrying masks in most circumstances.
Supporters of the laws mentioned the presence of nameless, masked officers marks a flip towards authoritarianism and erodes belief between regulation enforcement and residents.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Workplace didn’t reply to a query on whether or not the crime of impersonating an officer is of better concern with the rise in masked brokers.
