Flash mob robberies have gotten so out of control in Los Angeles that the LAPD created a new task force solely for taking down individuals involved in organized retail crime. The new team, dubbed the ...

The cellphone footage isn’t very long — it lasts only about 30 seconds — but what it lacks in length, it more than makes up for with its terrifying mise-en-scène. About 30 masked robbers, most garbed ...

The smash-and-grab trend continues to go strong in the summer of 2023 as a flash mob hit a Nordstrom in San Fernando Valley and took basically anything that wasn’t nailed to the floor. According to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You’ve seen the videos of flash mob robberies all over Los Angeles. Two defendants accused of ...

One very popular example of a flash mob is the March 2009 video that featured over 200 participants in Antwerp, Belgium, Central train station who spontaneously broke into choreographed dance steps to ...

Improv Everywhere is a New York-based comedy troupe known for its unexpected flash mobs. For its latest mission, the group ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The parents of several teenage suspects turned in their children to police after the teens allegedly participated in at least one of several flash mob robberies at Los Angeles ...

CENTURY CITY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Several recent flash mob robberies have local high-end stores on alert. Dozens of masked suspects have run out of stores in Century City, Canoga Park, Glendale and ...

Eight people involved in flash-mob-style robberies in three counties last year received state prison sentences after pleading guilty to federal charges, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 30. A ...

A task force formed to halt a wave of “flash mob” robberies at high-end stores has arrested 11 more alleged participants in the thefts. The Los Angeles Police Department announced arrests related to ...

You’ve seen the videos of flash mob robberies all over Los Angeles. Two defendants accused of one of the flash mobs have been sentenced to jail time. Convicted were ...