When brazen groups of thieves in all-black clothes and hoodies sprinted into the Nordstrom at the Topanga Mall, the Yves Saint Laurent store at the Americana on Brand in Glendale and a pop-up Gucci ...

LOS ANGELES — A multi-agency task force formed to combat “flash mob” retail robberies in Southern California has made 11 arrests since being formed earlier this week, authorities said Thursday. The ...

What started off as another day on the beat for Mall Cop Paul Blart is rapidly escalating into a job better suited for Axel Foley. Flash mob robberies, a worrying retail crime spree across Los Angeles ...

The Los Angeles mayor, police and sheriff departments announced a special task force for flash robs, announcing "regional action" for a coordinated, unified, and urgent approach to stop the trend in ...

More than $267 million in state grants will be distributed to law enforcement agencies and prosecutors in 51 cities and counties to help crack down on brazen retail, motor vehicle, catalytic converter ...