A retail crimes task force will be charged with investigating a wave of flash robberies at mall stores and other businesses in Los Angeles County, Mayor Karen Bass announced Thursday.
, about 30 to 50 people were seen grabbing handbags, clothes and other items. At least one security guard was sprayed with bear spray, which irritates the eyes and respiratory system, in the crime caught on camera.
"Each of these acts takes away from our piece of mind or our sense of our security when we want to go out and do shopping in retail communities," LAPD Deputy Chief Blake Chow said during the Thursday press conference in City Hall."The Los Angeles Police Department will not tolerate these acts. We will not stand by idly while these acts continue."
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