yesterday's smash and grab targeted crowbars, mallets, sledgehammers from home depot

[Demovictory9]

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.

One entire section of hammers was completely cleared out, Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies told the station.

As many as 10 vehicles pulled up outside the store and the thieves donned ski masks before launching their spree, KCBS-TV of Los Angeles reported.


The theft prompted fears that the stolen tools would be used to commit more robberies at other stores in the area, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told the station.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/los-angeles-area-looters-target-home-depot-bottega-veneta-stores-on-black-friday-reports/ar-AARbLn8?ocid=msedgntp

[NickB79]

1. Best Buys in the Twin Cities were mob-robbed yesterday as well

Crazy.

[dalton99a]

2. +1

Large groups of thieves target Best Buy stores in Burnsville, Maplewood on Black Friday
It bears similarities to the flash-mob style thefts seen recently in California.
Adam Uren

Best Buy stores in two Twin Cities suburbs were targeted by large groups of thieves in incidents that resemble the recent "flash mob" robberies reported in California.

The thieves struck on Black Friday evening at Best Buys at 14141 Aldrich Ave. S. in Burnsville and at 1795 County Road East in Maplewood, police have confirmed.

In Burnsville, a group of as many as 20-30 individuals swarmed the store shortly after 8 p.m., taking a number of items before fleeing a short time later in vehicles.

Police confirmed to WCCO that no weapons were used and nobody was injured in the incident, but that no arrests have been made as of this time.

[NickB79]

3. Yep. I was just across the street from the Burnsville location yesterday

My daughter wanted to go to Barnes and Noble. We missed the action by an hour, thank God.

[sop]

4. "The thieves donned ski masks..."?

Not too bright. Common Covid-19 face coverings would have done the job without attracting any attention. Obviously, the cops should apprehend these criminals by investigating anti-masking imbeciles.

[TigressDem]

5. Sounds like the KKK and Boogaloo Bois went shopping.

Until we find out differently, seems like the best profiling that matches the theft.

[ms liberty]

12. My thought as well RW militias need money to finance their activities

And their prior sources of funding may have narrowed.

[Deuxcents]

6. I think there is a method to this madness

Going after specific items that can hurt or destroy. Law enforcement needs to get a plan together before someone gets hurt or worse.

[Klaralven]

7. Stores need armed guards.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

8. Corporations and their insurers aren't going to want them to hurt anyone, let alone shoot them

and everybody knows this who's thinking of a job like this.

And that's part of why they do it as a mob, can't possibly detain/arrest all of them. It's like a 'school of fish' defense strategy.

What the authorities need imho to do is figure out where these people are organizing online so they can infiltrate, and predict where/when. Then you basically have a 'sting' with like 50 actual cops to arrest the 20 that show up for the heist.

I mean in some cities these might be literal gangs (LA, it seems likely) who organize something like this in person but I bet most of the organizing is online somehow.

[gldstwmn]

11. Then what? They start shooting people?

When the looting starts the shooting starts? Is that it? Since this is organized crime how about we go after them using RICO?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

15. lol ffs

[gldstwmn]

9. All of a sudden there is a rash of these types of crimes.

It is most curious.

[durablend]

10. Isn't it?

[LiberatedUSA]

17. Yep.

Every last thing that bugs us, is a conspiracy set forward by the GOP.

[gldstwmn]

21. Would you like a net for that leap?

[Disaffected]

13. I dunno, maybe they are just

carpentry apprentices who can't afford to purchase their tools...

[Sogo]

14. Maybe stores will have to allow only a small group of shoppers in at a time....

like 10 or something.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

16. Less than 10 people, eh?

[Deep State Witch]

18. This has to be a social media challenge thing

Better start looking at TikTok or other social media. This sounds suspiciously like one of those.

[sop]

19. Sort of a Flash Mob meet up for a Black Friday wilding.

[Hekate]

20. Given the numbers & organization, I thought that from the get-go