FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Police in the Central Valley are on the lookout for flash mob retail thieves as they gear up to keep shoppers safe this holiday season. The 24th year of Operation Christmas ...

Dec. 3 (UPI) --A five-year FBI report shows shoplifting incidents related to flash mob groups are responsible for more than $8 million in stolen goods. On Wednesday, the uniform crime reporting unit ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- On the heels of the Portland's new policy to take kids directly into custody if they're tied to a flash mob theft, a large group of kids invaded a North Portland drug store Saturday ...

Six creepily masked and hooded men burst into a Tustin jewelry store, smashed glass cases with tire irons and hammers, grabbed treasures worth some $87,000, then hopped a fence onto the 55 Freeway and ...

Eight people involved in flash-mob-style robberies in three counties last year received state prison sentences after pleading guilty to federal charges, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 30. A ...

It is a scene that has become a staple of viral social media clips: a swarm of people rushes into a retail store, grabs armfuls of merchandise, and bolts before staff can react. On Wednesday, the FBI ...

A D.C. council committee is scheduled to hear a bill Thursday that would upgrade being in a flash mob to a felony charge. The bill’s sponsor, Council Chair Phil Mendelson, has previously told The ...