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 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 ...

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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 ...

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.

GLENDALE, Calif. (KABC) -- The California Highway Patrol is cracking down on a growing number of "flash mob" robberies that have made national headlines. In recent weeks, organized thefts have ...

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 ...

One very popular example of a flash mob is the March 2009 video that featured over 200 participants in Antwerp, Belgium, Central train station who spontaneously broke into choreographed dance steps to ...

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 ...