Authorities in Los Angeles are looking for a woman who allegedly targets elderly men on dating apps and then burglarizes their homes.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department put out a special bulletin seeking Adva Lavie, who it says uses the apps or sites to find her victims, as she poses “as a girlfriend or companion, and burglarizes their residence.”
Lavie, who also uses the name Mia Ventura according to the the bulletin has been identified as a suspect in a series of residential burglaries in Los Angeles County, authorities said.
No attorney information for Lavie was immediately available. She has not yet been charged with any crime.
Capt. Dustin Karr with the LA County Sheriff’s Department told NBC Los Angeles that the 29-year-old would gain the trust of her victims and they would eventually invite her into their home.
“Then this person ends up burglarizing their home,” Karr said.
Karr believes there could be 10 or more victims. Authorities asked that anyone who has similar experiences with Lavie contact the sheriff’s department.
