About 80 thieves ransack department store near San Francisco
3 years, 1 month ago

About 80 thieves ransack department store near San Francisco

Associated Press  

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — About 80 people, some wearing ski masks and wielding crowbars, ransacked a high-end department store in the San Francisco Bay Area, assaulting employees and stealing merchandise before fleeing in cars waiting outside, police and witnesses said. Three people were arrested while the majority got away after the large-scale theft Saturday night shocked shoppers at the Nordstrom at the Broadway Plaza outdoor mall in Walnut Creek, police said in a statement Sunday. Two employees were assaulted and one was hit with pepper spray during what police called “clearly a planned event.” NBC Bay Area reporter Jodi Hernandez tweeted that she saw the thieves rush into the store in the downtown shopping district in the city some 20 miles northeast of San Francisco. San Francisco Police Officer Robert Rueca said in a statement posted on social media that officers responded to reports of possible looting and vandalism at Union Square stores Friday night and arrested several people.

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5 months ago

Boring burglar tunnels into California gun store, steals $40,000 in merchandise

LA Times  

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Five arrested, including minors, in ransacking of shop at Ontario Mills mall
7 months, 1 week ago

Five arrested, including minors, in ransacking of shop at Ontario Mills mall

LA Times  

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Retail crime ring loses 160 pallets of stolen goods, worth $1.4 million, in Riverside warehouse raid
7 months, 1 week ago

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LA Times  

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Eight arrested in multimillion-dollar retail theft operation, Los Angeles County sheriff officials say
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Eight arrested in multimillion-dollar retail theft operation, Los Angeles County sheriff officials say

LA Times  

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Raid finds more than $1 million in cosmetics said to be stolen from CVS, Sephora and 99 Cents Only stores
1 year ago

Raid finds more than $1 million in cosmetics said to be stolen from CVS, Sephora and 99 Cents Only stores

LA Times  

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4 thieves use hammers in brazen robbery at Santa Anita mall. Holiday shoppers are shaken
1 year ago

4 thieves use hammers in brazen robbery at Santa Anita mall. Holiday shoppers are shaken

LA Times  

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Over 100 masked teens ransack Philadelphia stores; several arrested, police say
1 year, 2 months ago

Over 100 masked teens ransack Philadelphia stores; several arrested, police say

LA Times  

The Philadelphia skyline and the banks of the Delaware River. Groups of teenagers swarmed into stores in Philadelphia’s Central City on Tuesday, stuffing plastic bags with merchandise and fleeing, although police made several arrests, authorities and witnesses said. Video posted on social media showed masked people in hoodies running out of Lululemon and police officers grabbing several and tackling them …

A 'mob of criminals' stole more than $300,000 worth of goods from an LA Nordstrom
1 year, 4 months ago

A 'mob of criminals' stole more than $300,000 worth of goods from an LA Nordstrom

NPR  

A 'mob of criminals' stole more than $300,000 worth of goods from an LA Nordstrom Enlarge this image toggle caption @noelskeez/Screenshot by NPR @noelskeez/Screenshot by NPR The Los Angeles Police Department said a "mob of criminals" ransacked a Nordstrom department store in Topanga on Saturday, stealing more than $300,000 worth of products in broad daylight. Sponsor Message Police said on …

San Francisco Target store is being shoplifted every 10 minutes
1 year, 7 months ago

San Francisco Target store is being shoplifted every 10 minutes

Daily Mail  

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Suspects arrested after allegedly crashing vehicles into Fashion Island, stealing $100K in luxury items
1 year, 9 months ago

Suspects arrested after allegedly crashing vehicles into Fashion Island, stealing $100K in luxury items

LA Times  

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Incredible moment thieves casually ransack Apple store in Palo Alto and staff allow it
2 years ago

Incredible moment thieves casually ransack Apple store in Palo Alto and staff allow it

Daily Mail  

This is the incredible moment employees at an Apple store in the heart of California's iconic Silicon Valley allow a pair of thieves to brazenly ransack the store, and even tell employees not to interfere. The startling footage was filmed at the Apple store in Palo Alto on Black Friday and showed the masked thieves storming about the store and …

Organized thieves hit high-end Bay Area stores amid trend
3 years, 1 month ago

Organized thieves hit high-end Bay Area stores amid trend

Associated Press  

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3 arrested after brazen smash-and-grab attempt at Nordstrom at the Grove
3 years, 1 month ago

3 arrested after brazen smash-and-grab attempt at Nordstrom at the Grove

LA Times  

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Nordstrom raided by 80 thieves in California amid wave of smash-and-grabs across states
3 years, 1 month ago

Nordstrom raided by 80 thieves in California amid wave of smash-and-grabs across states

The Independent  

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Nordstrom ransacked: 3 arrested after dozens ransack a Nordstrom store near San Francisco, police say
3 years, 1 month ago

Nordstrom ransacked: 3 arrested after dozens ransack a Nordstrom store near San Francisco, police say

CNN  

CNN — Three suspects were arrested Saturday night after dozens ransacked a Nordstrom department store near San Francisco in what police are calling a “smash-and-grab” incident. About 80 suspects were involved in the crime at the department store in Broadway Plaza, an outdoor mall in Walnut Creek east of San Francisco, and they fled in at least 10 different vehicles, …

80 people stormed a California Nordstrom store and stole merchandise
3 years, 1 month ago

80 people stormed a California Nordstrom store and stole merchandise

NPR  

80 people stormed a California Nordstrom store and stole merchandise Enlarge this image toggle caption Darron Cummings/AP Darron Cummings/AP About 80 people rushed into a Nordstrom store near San Francisco on Saturday and stole merchandise in what authorities called an "organized theft." Police in Walnut Creek said Sunday that they arrested three people in connection with the incident at the …

Police searching for brazen shoplifters captured emptying shopping carts full of goods
3 years, 1 month ago

Police searching for brazen shoplifters captured emptying shopping carts full of goods

Daily Mail  

Police are searching for a group of shoplifters who were captured flinging household products into their two stolen vehicles after swiping the items from a Connecticut grocery store before speeding away. Stunned onlookers watched as the brazen bandits methodically unloaded shopping carts full of laundry detergent and paper towels into a minivan and an SUV that police say were stolen. …

San Francisco’s chain drug stores have a shoplifting problem
3 years, 6 months ago

San Francisco’s chain drug stores have a shoplifting problem

CNN  

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