LOS ANGELES—Due to a recent increase in violent street robberies, including a number of follow-home crimes, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Monday urged people to be aware of their surroundings—and to call 911 if they feel they are being followed. “Victims have been followed from such places [as] Melrose Avenue, the Jewelry District of…

LOS ANGELES—Five follow-home robberies were reported in Los Angeles in the last 48 hours, the Los Angeles Police Department told the city’s police commission Tuesday, marking an uptick in the trend that previously decreased by 78 percent in March compared to its peak in November. The phenomenon—in which police say armed suspects follow victims from…