Authorities say these so-called "flash mob" thefts are sometimes organized on social media and often target high-end goods that can be resold. The thieves occasionally use violence to carry out ...

A “flash mob” of looters were caught on camera ransacking a 7-Eleven in Los Angeles earlier this week — making off with handfuls of cigarettes, snacks and other goods, authorities said.

With flash mobs of thieves committing dozens of heists in high-end and other stores around Southern California since early July, the problem became so dire that officials announced a task force ...

This was the second "flash mob" to take place in Los Angeles County within the past week. On Aug. 8, a mob of thieves was seen on video as they fled an Yves Saint Laurent store in Glendale ...

“We need to make this big,” stated one group. “Spread the word and we’ll flash mob the Tube,” read another. Media picked up on plans for a cocktail party on the Circle Line and the whole ...

A “flash mob robbery” hit another department store in Los Angeles Thursday adding to the string of similar incidents in recent weeks. Video shows a group of masked suspects ransacking a ...