Common police strategy for preventing flash mobs has been tightening of curfews. Aug. 27, 2011— -- When a massive flash mob rampaged outside the Wisconsin State Fair injuring 11 fairgoers on Aug.

What started off as another day on the beat for Mall Cop Paul Blart is rapidly escalating into a job better suited for Axel Foley. Flash mob robberies, a worrying retail crime spree across Los Angeles ...

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - Hot air balloons will light up Longview Thursday at the annual Flash-mob hot air balloon glow. The free event will feature several inflated hot air balloons and the arrival of ...

A task force formed to halt a wave of “flash mob” robberies at high-end stores has arrested 11 more alleged participants in the thefts. The Los Angeles Police Department announced arrests related to ...

In the wake of multiple flash mob robberies at high-end stores in the Los Angeles area in recent weeks, Mayor Karen Bass and local law enforcement on Thursday announced a regional task force aimed at ...

A task force dedicated to fighting organized retail crime has tracked down one of the many suspects that hit a Nordstrom during a flash mob robbery last year. The task force, which consists of ...