In March of 2024, LAPD is warning the Wilshire community to be on the alert for sophisticated break-ins leveraging Wi-Fi jammers

Wi-Fi jammers were cited to be used in three high-profile targets (professional athletes’ homes).

There has been a huge spike in sophisticated break-ins where thieves are disabling wireless cameras with Wi-Fi jammers. In fact, Wi-Fi jammers typically emit signals so strong and noisy that even your alarm system which uses a different wireless communication protocol does not work. Alarm systems typically do not have wired sensors, so thieves can easily bypass your indoor motion and door/window-contact sensors with jamming devices that are available online (despite being extremely illegal).