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Aug 13 2023
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Smash-and-grab flash mob stages daytime raid on Nordstrom store in California
LOS ANGELES — A smash-and-grab flash mob entered a Nordstrom store in Los Angeles on Saturday, grabbing merchandise and running out of the department store, authorities said. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, between 30 to 50 people rushed into a Nordstrom in the Canoga Park neighborhood of the city, the Los Angeles Times reported. The daytime robbery at the Westfield Topanga
Boston 25 NewsAug 13 2023
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Flash Mob Loots Los Angeles Nordstrom In Wild Smash And Grab Style Robbery
And it’s not that I have any problem with this particular department store or that I don’t like their merchandise. Actually, Nordstrom has really great stuff. I do love clothes and shoes. But the reason I don’t shop at Nordstrom is because, frankly, it’s too damn expensive. Unless, of course, you live in California. Because in California, you can just go in any store you please, take whatever
OutKickDec 10 2021
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Smash-and-grabs, California, and the limits of criminal justice reform
Dozens of high-profile retail thefts across the United States are raising questions as prosecutors seek to balance criminal justice reform and combating modern-day organized crime.
Walk down Rodeo Drive with Todd Johnson, and he’ll point out security measures that are helping one of the world’s luxury centers prevent “smash-and-grab” thefts assailing shopping districts from New York to
Christian Science MonitorMar 28 2024
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Man Smashes Bottle Over Straphanger's Head In Columbus Circle: Police
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A man smashed another man in the head with a beer bottle inside the Columbus Circle subway station Wednesday night after asking the victim if he could spare a buck, police said. At around 10 p.m., a 44-year-old man was standing on the downtown A/C train platform inside the 59th Street–Columbus Circle station when another man walked up to him and asked him for $1,
Patch.comDec 04 2023
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Car slams into high-end department store in attempted smash-and-grab near Chicago's Magnificent Mile
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Chicago police are investigating an attempted smash-and-grab robbery after a car crashed into a high-end department store near the Magnificent Mile overnight. The crash happened Monday morning just after 4:30 a.m. at the Neiman Marcus store, located in the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue. A group of unknown offenders crashed a Nissan
KRDODec 04 2023
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Car slams into high-end department store in attempted smash-and-grab near Chicago's Magnificent Mile
The video above is from an earlier report. CHICAGO (CBS) – Chicago police are investigating an attempted smash-and-grab robbery after a car crashed into a high-end department store near the Magnificent Mile overnight. The crash happened Monday morning just after 4:30 a.m. at the Neiman Marcus store, located in the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue. A group of unknown offenders crashed a
CBS News (Online)Apr 19 2024
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Taylor Swift and Post Malone Burn Poems and Smash Windows in ‘Fortnight’ Music Video
Taylor Swift welcomed fans to “The Tortured Poets Department” Friday evening, debuting a music video for “Fortnight,” her first single off of her new album. The music video features the singer-songwriter and Post Malone, who features on the single, cast as ex-lovers who, per the lyrics, carried on an affair that only lasted 14 days. Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles also make surprise cameos as a
VarietyApr 01 2024
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Chicago Crash-and-grab thieves target currency exchanges to steal ATMs
CHICAGO (CBS) -- In a scene that keeps playing out through Chicago and some suburbs – thieves smashing cars into businesses and stealing heavy ATMs. Because thieves keep breaking into businesses and taking the machines, owners are advised to remove all the cash before close each night. Some business owners are also now going further and taking drastic measures to keep the thieves away. The
CBS News (Online)Sep 06 2023
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Multiple firearms stolen from Monroe gun store during smash-and-grab burglary
KOMO NewsAug 15 2023
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Zero cash bail to blame for 'brazen' smash and grab robberies in LA, police union says
Los Angeles' controversial zero cash bail policy is to blame for the recent surge in smash and grab robberies across the city, according to the union representing LAPD officers.
"The elimination of cash bail for these types of offenses is really an invitation to these kind of folks who are inclined to break the law and inclined to do it so brazenly, to push them over to say, 'hey, if I
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