The Organized Retail Crime Taskforce, formed earlier this week, has already made nearly a dozen arrests in connection with a string of 'flash mob' robberies across Southern California.
Eleven people are arrested in four LA area retail thefts, including a robbery at the Westfield Topanga Nordstrom involving 30 to 50 people and a can of bear.
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Authorities have made 11 arrests related to smash-and-grab robberies retail stores in and around the Los Angles region as the crimes have become more brazen.
Nordstrom recently provided an update on the impacts it has seen from retail theft, with the CEO saying losses were "at historical highs" but "in line" with what they expected for the year.