East L.A. Nike Store Hit by Grab-And-Dash Thieves, the Latest in Series of Daytime Robberies

A group of thieves were captured on video stealing boxes of shoes and other items from a Nike store in East Los Angeles on Sunday, the latest in a string of smash-and-grab thefts carried out during regular business hours.

{snip} The theft was reported to the East Los Angeles sheriff’s station at 5:36 p.m. and roughly $1,000 in miscellaneous shoes were stolen, according to Deputy Maria Lucero with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Nike store in LA being looted and they're not even running out – because they know no one will try to stop them and the police won't investigate it even though their faces are shown and they likely have cell phones on them that would confirm their location/time/etc…… pic.twitter.com/NDCkY2qGMI

— Mrgunsngear (@Mrgunsngear) August 16, 2023

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The incident seems to be the latest in a series of flash-mob robberies, which involve a group of people who ransack a business, often with little attempt to conceal their identities.

The daytime theft in East Los Angeles comes just one day after 30 to 50 people participated in a robbery at the Westfield Topanga Shopping Center. {snip} The suspects left in sedans without license plates. Police estimated losses to be between $60,000 and $100,000.

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At the Americana at Brand in Glendale, 30 to 40 people stormed the Yves Saint Laurent store on Aug. 8. {snip}

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