A dropped phone, a body in the trunk: Inside an L.A. Fashion District heist gone wrong
- Posted on February 10, 2026
- By Los Angeles Times
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A dropped phone, a body in the trunk: Inside an L.A. Fashion District heist gone wrong

After a shooting in L.A.'s Fashion District, detectives sifted through encrypted messages to track down a sophisticated but clumsy band of thieves. They identified the suspects, including two who turned up dead. But what they were after — and who organized the job?