WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Ohio —

A multi-state burglary investigation involving a South American theft group is advancing in court as three suspects had their cases bound over to a grand jury following a detailed investigation by West Chester police.

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Edina police suspect that nine burglaries in the last six months have been undertaken with Wi-Fi jammers deployed to ensure incriminating video evidence wasn’t available to investigators. The modus operandi of the thief or thieves is thought to be something like this:

• Homes in affluent areas are found

• Burglars carefully watch the homes

• The burglars avoid confrontation, so appear to wait until homes are empty

• Seizing the opportunity of an empty home, the burglars will deploy Wi-Fi jammer(s)

• “Safes, jewelry, and other high-end designer items,” are usually taken

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).