"The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department fears that the tools stolen from Home Depot — which included crowbars, mallets and sledgehammers, will be used in future crimes.
“In Lakewood, a group of suspects ages 15 to 20 stormed a Home Depot store around 8:30 p.m. and grabbed tools such as crowbars, mallets and sledgehammers before getting away in vehicles that were waiting outside,” FOX 11 of Los Angeles reported.
An entire section of hammers was completely cleaned out by the mob.
Approximately ten vehicles pulled up to the store before thieves in ski masks jumped out and engaged in their crime spree.
“Also Friday, in the Beverly Grove section of Los Angeles, a large group entered a Bottega Veneta store and used pepper spray against some who tried to stop them while grabbing high-end merchandise there,” Fox News reports."
"The level of lawlessness continues to surge as a rash of looting is happening across the country.
The latest occurred on Friday evening when 30 people robbed a Best Buy store in Burnsville, Minnesota.
CNN affiliate WCCO said the group of people arrived at the Best Buy store in the south metro area, approximately 15 miles south of Minneapolis, around 8 pm local time and looted the store.
No one in the mob brandished a weapon, nor were any injuries reported.
No arrests have been made, and thieves made off with thousands of dollars in electronics.
WCCO also reports a flash mob hit another Best Buy in the metro area on Friday.
The number of flash mobs robbing retailers has unleashed a shoplifting epidemic that is plaguing this country.
Last week, Best Buy shares crashed after the company reported margin compression due to organized thefts.
"We are seeing more and more particularly organized retail crime," CEO Corie Barry said on a conference call with analysts.
"You can see that pressure in our financials, and more importantly, frankly, you can see that pressure with our associates. It's traumatizing."
Just last week, a mob of at least 80 people ransacked a Nordstrom in an upscale community in the outskirts of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Flash mobs have also targeted Louis Vuitton stores in Democrat cities where penalties for thefts have been eased.
According to the National Retail Federation, organized retail crime costs retailers $700,000 per $1 billion in sales every year.
Another industry group, Buy Safe America, estimates shoplifting costs retailers billions of dollars in lost economic activity each year.
Criminal-justice reforms in some Democrat cities reduced penalties for shoplifting.
This has allowed looters to have no fear of being confronted as they would only get a slap on the wrist if they are caught and won't be charged with a felony.
Some of the most common consumer goods looters are targeting this year are high-end purses, clothing, and handbags, top-shelf liquor, laundry detergent, allergy medicine, razors, and pain relievers.
"At the end of the day, it's still about supply and demand," said Tony Sheppard, director of loss prevention solutions at ThinkLP.
This software developer helps retailers prevent theft and manage its impact.
"The demand for product online skyrocketed, and as a result, so too did the demand for stolen product."
... The nation, under the Biden administration, is quickly descending into total lawlessness this holiday season."
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