Overview

• Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department issued a special bulletin identifying Adva Lavie and alleging she posed as a companion on dating platforms to enter homes and steal valuables.
• Capt. Dustin Karr said at least 10 alleged victims have come forward and investigators have received dozens of calls, with the inquiry extending across multiple jurisdictions.
• Investigators say Lavie is about 5-foot-7 and 104–105 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes, linked to a black Porsche SUV and a white Mercedes-Benz sedan, and known to use the aliases Mia Ventura, Shoshana and Shana.
• Jail records show LAPD arrested Lavie in May on a felony and she was released on bail, and authorities have not announced new charges tied to the current burglary series.
• Additional accounts reported to media include alleged thefts from a podcast green room in Las Vegas and an Airbnb in France, with one victim saying French authorities ordered items returned.