Flash mob robberies, a retail crime spree across Los Angeles and increasing store vacancies in Beverly Hills have forced Southern Californian law enforcement into action.
A social media account is documenting the spate of high-profile business closures in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles, including Barneys New YorK, Escada, Chanel, Nike, Rite Aid, Starbucks and more.
Southern California jewelry store owner Samuel Babikian said a group of thieves pepper-sprayed him before robbing his store of $500,000 worth of merchandise in broad daylight.
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