Up to $300K stolen in "flash mob" robbery at Westfield Topanga Shopping Center in Canoga Park

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Up to $300K stolen in "flash mob" robbery at Westfield Topanga Shopping Center in Canoga Park

BY KCAL-NEWS STAFF
UPDATED ON: AUGUST 14, 2023 / 4:42 PM / KCAL NEWS

Police are investigating a "flash mob" robbery that occurred at the Westfield Topanga Shopping Center in Canoga Park on Saturday. ... According to Los Angeles Police Department, anywhere between 20 and 30 suspects flooded the mall's Nordstrom store a little after 4 p.m., ransacking shelves and displays for anything they could grab before fleeing.

Despite initial reports that said between $60,000 and $100,000 in stolen items were taken by the group of suspects, LAPD says that nearly $300,000 worth of merchandise was taken in just the several minutes that the masked suspects ravaged the store.

Video from the scene shows suspects grabbing clothing, purses and even dragging displays with them as they wreaked havoc in just several short minutes. ... Some reports even indicate that a security guard at the store was sprayed with either mace or pepper spray as the brazen robbery occurred.

A similar incident occurred back in Nov. of 2021, when a group of suspects targeted the same Nordstrom store, spraying one of the security guards with bear spray.

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Thieves caught on camera robbing Nike store in East Los Angeles

by: Josh DuBose
Posted: Aug 13, 2023 / 10:23 PM PDT
Updated: Aug 13, 2023 / 11:14 PM PDT

Video posted to the Citizen App on Sunday appears to show several people brazenly stealing merchandise from a crowded Nike store in East Los Angeles. ...
Officials with the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that a call about the broad daylight theft at the Nike Community Store located 4585 Whittier Blvd. came in just after 5:30 p.m.

At least one of the suspects is seen carrying a trash bag filled with boxes. At one point, he drops the bag and quickly puts the items that spilled out back into it before following two other suspects out of the store.

Police said that three suspects, described as a Black male and two Black females, made off with about $1,000 in merchandise. So far, all three are still at-large.



One of three suspects caught on video stealing merchandise from a Nike store in East L.A. on Aug. 13, 2023. (Citizen App)

This theft comes on the heels of a mob of thieves caught on video swarming a Nordstrom in Canoga Park Saturday, clearing out much of the store. ... Los Angeles police received reports of the mass robbery at the Westfield Topanga mall around 4 p.m. and said anywhere from 20-50 suspects are believed to have been involved, although the exact number has not been confirmed.

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$1,000? That's like eight pairs of Nikes.

[BlueIn_W_Pa]

1. Everyone needs to stop the social theory excuses for the causes

and put the hammer down on this.

Want a store desert where you live? Lost jobs, lost groceries, lost convenience stores, all you have to do is just excuse this behavior until it's gone.

Hell, take a note from the brave DA in GA, and charge everyone under RICO, and jail every last one of them for 5 years.

[LoisB]

2. I agree. There is NO excuse for this sort of behavior.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

4. yeah, it's annoying to go in a store and everything is locked up.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. First arrest made in YSL store smash-and-grab in Glendale; at least 1 other suspect at large

First arrest made in YSL store smash-and-grab in Glendale; at least 1 other suspect at large

ByJaysha Patel and Amy Powell KABC logo
Thursday, August 17, 2023 11:32PM

Este artículo se ofrece en Español

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Police in Glendale announced their first arrest in a smash-and-grab burglary at a popular shopping center that was caught on video. ... Ivan Isaac Ramirez, a 23-year-old from Los Angeles, was arrested Thursday morning as the first person directly connected to the burglary at the Americana at Brand's Yves Saint Laurent store.

RELATED: Thieves steal $300K worth of merch from Americana store in Glendale

Thieves were captured on video fleeing a high-end clothing store at the Americana in Glendale after stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in merchandise.

Ramirez was booked on several charges including organized retail theft, burglary, grand theft and conspiracy. ... A second suspect, 21-year-old Brianna Jimenez of Los Angeles, is currently at large, according to police.

The flash-mob burglary unfolded on Tuesday, Aug. 8, and was caught on video. Police said at least 30 suspects flooded into the store and fled with an estimated $400,000 in merchandise. ... Since then, Glendale detectives have been working with Americana security and representatives from YSL as part of its investigation.

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RELATED: Mob-style smash-and-grab robbery at Nordstrom store inside Topanga mall leaves shoppers on edge

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RELATED: Nike store in East LA targeted by thieves weekly, LASD says

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City News Service, Inc. contributed to this report.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

5. south coast plaza had a smash and grab this week... SOUTH COAST PLAZA... surprising

because so much security at that fancy mall... I was there a few weeks ago... they have security standing around in the mall and the fancy stories (Tiffanys, Guicci, etc) have security at the door. But still a mob took over a store.