Flash Mob Hits One other Excessive-Finish Retailer In L.A. County, Steal Estimated $100K In Merchandise – Deadline

The second main flash mob assault on a high-end retail retailer within the final two weeks occurred Saturday on the Westfield Topanga Mall Nordstrom in Canoga Park, Calif.

A gang estimated at as much as 50 looters ransacked the Nordstrom retailer. Carrying hoodies and face masks, the group even attacked safety guards that tried to intervene, reportedly isng bear spray. Authorities estimate the group made off with merchandise valued between $60,000 as much as $100,000.

The brazen daylight theft was the second such flash mob theft in L.A. County within the final two weeks. Earlier, a mob invaded the Yves Saint Laurent shops on the Americana at Model mall in Glendale, Calif. In that incident, an estimated $300,000 in merchandise was taken, and thieves escaped in 20 vehicles from the usually quiet mall.

Within the Westfield Topanga assault, the flash mob descended on the shop at about 4 PM on Saturday. They smashed show circumstances, scooped up armfuls of things, and overturned mannequins of their frenzy.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass responded to the incident in a press release issued Saturday night: “What occurred right this moment on the Nordstrom within the Topanga Mall is totally unacceptable,” she wrote. 

“Those that dedicated these acts and acts prefer it in neighboring areas should be held accountable. The Los Angeles Police Division will proceed to work to not solely discover these chargeable for this incident however to forestall these assaults on retailers from occurring sooner or later,” she added. 

The identical Nordstrom retailer at Westfield Topanga, was looted in November 2021. In that case, robbers attacked a safety guard with bear spray and stole designer purses.

Flash mobs have change into more and more energetic in Los Angeles County. Latest thefts by a number of theft rings included assaults on a jewellery retailer in La Verne and a effective wines store in Venice.