The dramatic video footage often appears on TV news and social media: A large group of people storm into a store, smashing display cases and snatching loose merchandise before escaping in minutes ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Police in Glendale announced their first arrest in a smash-and-grab burglary at a popular shopping center that was caught on video. Ivan Isaac Ramirez, a 23-year-old from Los ...

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 ...

Improv Everywhere is a New York-based comedy troupe known for its unexpected flash mobs. For its latest mission, the group created the “most socially distanced office” … in the middle of the East ...

Washington-area police said they are preparing to combat the “flash mob” phenomenon, a new tactic being used by criminals and violent youths around the country and in the region. Flash mobs are groups ...

Officials in Jersey Shore towns say they are not equipped to deter minors from organizing in large groups that often lead to chaos. (Lori M. Nichols for New Jersey Monitor) Lawmakers looking to crack ...