Six arrests have been made and six other suspects are being sought in relation to what the Los Angeles Police Department has described as a “flash rob” style robbery at the Westfield Topanga Mall in Canoga Park, Calif. on Friday.
The LAPD’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force said Monday that the incident involved 12 people, who ran into two stores, and stole more than $90,000 worth of merchandise “within minutes” on Friday around 5:15 p.m. PST. The suspects were wearing masks and hooded sweatshirts and they “overwhelmed the security and knocked over numerous display shelves.”
“Detectives are not releasing the victims’ names (retailers) in this incident,” according to a spokesperson for the LAPD. Photos of the suspects fleeing the scene show each person carrying what appears to be designer handbags.
Media requests to the Westfield Topanga Mall, and its security team, were not immediately responded to Tuesday.
The shopping center has 176 stores including luxury ones like Gucci, Balenciaga, Ferragamo, Christian Dior, Celine, Cartier, Burberry, Bottega Veneta, Versace, Valentino , Neiman Marcus and others.