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 ...

EAST LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- It seems like these mob-style smash-and-grab robberies and burglaries happen all the time in the Los Angeles area. In the most recent case, a shopper recorded two suspects ...

Flash mob robberies of the kind that have been again hitting Los Angeles area retailers harm far more than the store owners who lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in goods. They harm more than the ...

Two defendants accused of one of the flash mobs have been sentenced to jail time. Convicted were 25-year-old Jahana Boyce and 27-year-old Andrew Ramirez, who both pleaded guilty to robbery.

Improv Everywhere is a New York-based comedy troupe known for its unexpected flash mobs. For its latest mission, the group created the “most socially distanced office” … in the middle of the East ...

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 LAPD said Tuesday that the parents of three teenagers who were allegedly shown in security video from recent flash mob-style robberies at convenience stores had brought their children to police ...

The flash-mob robbery at a Nordstrom store in Los Angeles over the weekend is just the latest in a string of brazen thefts, and experts say the incidents will continue until thieves are caught. Hordes ...

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Parents of some unruly teens accused of flash mob robberies against several Los Angeles-area convenience stores have turned them into police, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. At least ...

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 ...