Two “zero-dollar purchases” in three days: Los Angeles luxury stores robbed by “flash mob”

Several US media reported on the 13th that at about 4 pm local time on the 12th, a shopping mall in Los Angeles, California was robbed by nearly 30 masked robbers, with losses ranging from 60,000 to 100,000 US dollars. It is understood that just two days before the incident, a luxury store in another shopping mall in Los Angeles was “flash-robbed” by about 30 thugs, with losses of nearly 300,000 US dollars. Los Angeles police reported that at 4:15 pm on the 12th, about 30 masked thugs in black broke into the Topanga Shopping Center in the city center to rob. Surveillance video showed that after they rushed into the mall, they overturned the hangers, smashed the display cabinets, picked up the bags and ran away, and some even had no time to remove the ropes tied to the goods, and fled the scene with drags. The Los Angeles Police Department said that the black-clad people involved in the robbery were both men and women, and the value of the clothing and bags and other goods they stole was between 60,000 and 100,000 US dollars. Fortunately, no one was injured, but a security guard of the store was sprayed with bear repellent spray or pepper spray. After the robbery, the suspects fled the scene in several unlicensed cars including Lexus, BMW and Honda. “The suspects were wearing ski masks and ran off with high-end handbags, clothing and other items that could be easily resold,” Los Angeles Police Officer Rosario Cervantes said. “Investigators have not identified any suspects or made any arrests at this time.” A shopper described the incident. “It was horrible, I’ve never seen anything like it,” she recalled. “I saw three cars pull up and then these people ran out with these bags.”