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http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-celebrity-burglaries27-2009oct27,0,4883183.story

Four girls, ages 18 and 19, were caught with breaking into celebrities homes. They broke into the houses of Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and Audrina Patridge in Los Angles. These crimes went from 2008 to September. The four girls would look in fashoin magazines and hunt down the celebrities homes who had the items that they wanted. First the victims thought that they had just simply misplaced the intems that were stolen. First there were rumors of the four girls breaking into the houses rose weeks before they were arrested. The attourny of the girls blames the paparazzi for tracing the stars making it easier for the girls to find the homes. Right now the girls are currently in police custody.

The girls wanted items from celebrities and they definately carried out the crimes except for one girl who is not guilty. They looked for what they wanted and stalked the celebrities to figure out the best times to break into the houses. One of the girls family didn't have much money leading to a reason but it's thought that they didn't just want money. The three girls who did commit the crimes were caught on camera (picture below) with scarves covering their faces as they broke into Lindsey Lohan's home.

The celebrities all together lost about 7 million dollars from the crimes. The victims first thought that they had misplaced their items that were stolen until they called about the break ins.

The one girl who didn't commit the crimes will not be charged but one other who is an immigrant has violated her rights. I believe that the girls should be in custody for an amount of time but not over a year. The girls will have almost not chance to stay in a decent college for the crimes but they should have realized what they were doing and what could happen to them.

This relates to our unit in justice because it seems like some adolescents take things too far. One of the three girls who robbed the houses seemed to be in need of money and that became her motive. The other two girls just wanted the stuff for themselves or money. People are too lenient with certain acts now and there are debates going on about trialing adolescents like adults.

Blankstein, A, Faturechi, R, & Winton, R. (2009, October 27). teen girls arrested in break-ins at homes of lohan, hilton and other young celebrities. //Los Angeles Times//