Law enforcement in Los Angeles on Sept. 25 warned of flash mobs of around 20 to 40 people on bicycles targeting 7-Eleven stores and stealing merchandise, damaging property, and fleeing without paying.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) released a list of 14 incidents from July 12 to Sept. 20, with images of the suspects captured on surveillance videos. Four of the 10 locations were attacked more than once.
The suspects were described as “youthful males, possibly teens varying in ethnicity and physical descriptors.”
“In several incidents, the witnesses were physically pushed by the suspects during the criminal take-over of the stores, with no regard for others safety,” the LAPD stated in the release. “Although there are no reported physical injuries, several witnesses continue to fear for their safety after such aggressive and callous criminal behavior.”…