Eight Sentenced for $1.7M Flash-Mob Robbery Spree in Southern California
Coordinated thefts across multiple counties targeted high-end retail stores, leading to multi-agency arrests and convictions.
- Defendants used social media to organize and execute smash-and-grab robberies.
- Crimes involved luxury retailers like Nordstrom, Louis Vuitton, and Burberry.
- Sentences ranged from one to ten years in state prison for those convicted.
- Thefts prompted the formation of the Organized Retail Crime Task Force.
- Authorities have made over 600 arrests and recovered millions in stolen goods.
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