The group ransacked a Nordstrom after disabling two security guards with bear spray.
Armed with bear spray, a group of up to 50 people swarmed a Los Angeles mall on Saturday and made away with around $100,000 worth of luxury items, according to officials.
Between 30 to 50 people descended on the Nordstrom at the Westfield Topanga Mall in Woodland Hills, using the bear spray to neutralize security guards and making off with thousands of dollars worth of luxury handbags and high-end clothing, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman told NBC News. The call of “numerous persons shoplifting” came shortly after 4 p.m., the LAPD said. Police estimated the loss between $60,000 to $100,000.
"Topanga Division officers were on the scene quickly and have several investigative leads," the LAPD said in a statement.The aftermath of a ransacking at a mall in Southern California on Sunday.In video of the incident circulating on social media, suspects can be seen wearing hoods and masks covering their faces, tearing down shelves and running out of the store carrying luxury goods.The LAPD confirmed that bear spray was used neutralize two security guards.
On Tuesday, a very similar mob-style robbery took place at an Yves Saint Laurent store at the Americana at Brand in Glendale, NBC Los Angeles
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