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Flash mob shoplifting responsible for $8M in stolen goods, FBI says

Dec. 3 (UPI) --A five-year FBI report shows shoplifting incidents related to flash mob groups are responsible for more than $8 million in stolen goods. On Wednesday, the uniform crime reporting unit ...

Time to quash the flash mobs

Flash mobs have been a menace for more than a decade, and it is time that law enforcement cracked down on them. They’re no ...
NPR

Videos of 'flash mob' thefts are everywhere, but are the incidents increasing?

The dramatic video footage often appears on TV news and social media: A large group of people storm into a store, smashing display cases and snatching loose merchandise before escaping in minutes ...
CNN

$300,000 worth of merchandise stolen during ‘flash mob’ burglary

Only a 2-hour ferry from the US coast, explore crystal clear waters, conch salad and snorkel a shipwreck ...
Yahoo

flash mob

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 ...
OPB

Videos of ‘flash mob’ thefts are everywhere, but are the incidents increasing?

Philadelphia Police Department The dramatic video footage often appears on TV news and social media: A large group of people storm into a store, smashing display cases and snatching loose merchandise ...