Law enforcement in Los Angeles on Sept. 25 warned of flash mobs of around 20 to 40 people on bicycles targeting 7-Eleven stores and stealing merchandise, damaging property, and fleeing without paying.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) released a list of 14 incidents from July 12 to Sept. 20, with images of the suspects captured on surveillance videos. Four of the 10 locations were attacked more than once.