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Organized crime ‘tourists’ strike homes in America’s heartland​

• Criminals from abroad come to the U.S. to rob wealthy homes
• They travel without visas and surveil homes before stealing
• The thieves are difficult to track, especially once they return home

Keleigh Beeson
Updated: Apr 12, 2023 / 06:32 PM CDT
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(NewsNation) — International criminals have been targeting wealthy homes on America’s coast, but now those same thieves are moving into the heartland.

Thieves from South America are making their way to the U.S., renting expensive cars to fit in with high-end neighborhoods, and then striking when homeowners are away.

It’s called “crime tourism,” a type of organized crime that has been reported on America’s coasts in recent years. But more recently, these thieves are making their way to the central U.S., catching homeowners off guard and causing headaches for law enforcement.

After speaking with neighbors in Carmel, Indiana, NewsNation’s Keleigh Beeson found many were unfamiliar with this type of crime. What’s alarming is the thieves typically strike during daylight hours or in the early evening when people are at work or out to dinner.

Carmel is among the safest and most affluent communities in the suburbs of Indianapolis, with quiet, tree-lined, suburban streets. It’s also where a quarter of a million dollars was stolen from inside a home earlier this year.

Organized crime ‘tourists’ strike homes in America’s heartland

Thieves wait until homeowners are out to break in after surveilling houses, sometimes for weeks.

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