In his book, Joe Dogs Iannuzzi talked about doing home invasion robberies back in the 1970's. So this stuff isn't exactly new. But, as someone pointed out on the RD, it's one thing to go outside your own neighborhood and hit a wealthy target, and it's another thing to hit some poor working guy down the street. Practically speaking, that is, not morally speaking. Angelo Prisco's crew was doing it but they were going after rich targets like Tuttle from the Choppers tv show.