LAPD warns the elderly are targeted in distraction theft schemes

LOS ANGELES — With a series of organized distraction thefts and robberies recently plaguing residents across Los Angeles, primarily targeting elderly Hispanic men and women, police Tuesday urged residents to be vigilant and offered safety tips.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, a series of thefts have occurred, involving a man and a woman described only as being of Caucasian descent, possibly Eastern European. The two suspects walk toward the victims or approach them in a rented vehicle during daylight...