Posted on May 6, 2011

Mob of Thieves Swarms Las Vegas Convenience Store

Aaron Drawhorn, Chris Benka, and Guy DeMarco, KLAS-TV (Las Vegas), May 5, 2011

Caught on camera, a mob of young people bombarded the City Stop convenience store on Sunset Road and Pecos Road and stole $600 in merchandise.

“It became a feeding frenzy,” said City Stop owner Jon Athey. “They were in the store for three minutes and 30 seconds. . . . It’s a pretty scary thing.”

Athey says the crowd darted in and snatched numerous items from the store. “Beer to jerky to candy bars to soda, whatever hit their fancy. . . potato chips,” he said.

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If you walk into a convenience store, you expect every move to be recorded on camera. Surveillance cameras in every direction, however, didn’t stop this crew.

“Now, you’re seeing droves swarming in the front doors–right here–as fast as they can come in,” Athey said as he watched the surveillance video. “You can see them milling around by the beer doors. Now, you’re going to see them start selecting products they’re putting in their coat pockets. They’re putting it down their pants.”

The crowd started walking out without paying, only to return. “Here it is, two minutes into the deal. They’re all coming back for seconds,” Athey said.

Seconds later, they grabbed more beer and the clerk’s cell phone. They then rushed back out the door.

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Metro says this crime is being investigated as a burglary and grand larceny. Investigators are taking a close look at the surveillance video. Some customers may have also recorded the thieves’ license plate numbers.

Source: KLAS-TV, https://www.8newsnow.com/story/14575982/mob-of-thieves-swarms-las-vegas-convenience-store

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