SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- It's a sight that is becoming all too familiar: Swarms of people looting local businesses. Just a few days ago about 40 people were recorded ransacking a 7-Eleven store in ...

There are many victims and it costs consumers. Organized retail theft is taking a toll. The National Retail Federation said a 2018 survey showed retailers lost $777,877 per $1 billion in sales. That ...

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 ...

Six creepily masked and hooded men burst into a Tustin jewelry store, smashed glass cases with tire irons and hammers, grabbed treasures worth some $87,000, then hopped a fence onto the 55 Freeway and ...

Four men have been indicted in connection with an organized retail crime ring responsible for 37 thefts across six Maryland counties, causing approximately $800,000 in losses, authorities announced ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Police in the Central Valley are on the lookout for flash mob retail thieves as they gear up to keep shoppers safe this holiday season. The 24th year of Operation Christmas ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- As 7-Eleven stores across Southern California continue to be targeted by flash mob robbers, some store owners are backing a proposition on the November ballot that would make ...

Common police strategy for preventing flash mobs has been tightening of curfews. Aug. 27, 2011— -- When a massive flash mob rampaged outside the Wisconsin State Fair injuring 11 fairgoers on Aug.