LA Thieves ‘Kidnap’ Tourists in Follow-Home Robbery, Steal $70,000

A group of tourists visiting Los Angeles from northern California were kidnapped at gunpoint during a follow-home robbery in which police say suspects made off with $75,000 in stolen property.
The incident happened at around 1:35 a.m. Wednesday when four men exited a restaurant in Beverly Grove following a birthday celebration and made their way back to the Airbnb property that they were renting in the 2400 block of Coldwater Canyon Drive in Beverly Crest.
The victims told police they suspected an SUV was following them, so they passed the residence and made a U-turn, believing they had dodged the vehicle. But after parking in the driveway and getting out of the car, they were approached by three armed suspects and ordered to give up their jewelry.
One of the suspects had a rifle, while the other two had handguns, police said.
Because the suspects then allegedly ordered the victims inside the residence at gunpoint, police have described the incident as a “kidnapping” during the follow-home robbery. Once inside, the four men were ordered to lay on the floor as the three suspects ransacked the property.
In total, the suspects made off with an estimated $75,000 worth of stolen property that included cash, luxury watches and designer clothing and handbags, Fox 11 Los Angeles reported.