Authorities are looking for a group of up to 20 people suspected of committing a string of what Los Angeles police are calling "flash robberies," during which a large group descends on a store, steals merchandise, then runs out. The robberies have occurred mostly in the evening at stores within a few miles of one another, near the Boyle Heights, Fashion District and South Park neighborhoods, according to a news release from the LAPD. Investigators said the robberies started in early March.... Read this story
