In a chilling moment, a ‘flash mob’ casually stole $5,000 worth of equipment from California Home Depot as a couple are seen trashing a Nordstrom during a separate raid in the lawless Democratic state.
- A group of masked thieves broke into a Home Depot store on Spring Street in Signal Hill on August 27 and stole power tools worth $5,000.
- The seven men loaded two shopping carts with expensive goods and carried as many as they could in their arms before heading out.
- In another incident the following day, a man and a woman ransacked a Nordstrom store in an Irvine mall.
Brazen thieves have been caught on camera casually walking out with $9,000 worth of merchandise from various California stores as lawlessness continues in the state ruled by Gavin Newsom.
A group of masked thieves broke into a Home Depot store in Signal Hill on August 27 and stole power tools worth $5,000 in full view of shocked staff and customers.
The seven men loaded two shopping carts with expensive goods and carried as many as they could in their arms before heading out.
In another incident the next day, a man and a woman ransacked a Nordstrom store in an Irvine mall.
Surveillance footage shows the pair strolling through the store before running out with armfuls of stolen items and fleeing the scene in a getaway car.
A group of masked thieves broke into a Home Depot store in Signal Hill on August 27 and stole power tools worth $5,000 in full view of shocked staff and customers.
In another incident the next day, a man and a woman ransacked a Nordstrom store in an Irvine mall.
The masked men were filmed raiding the Home Depot store on Spring Street in broad daylight.
One of the daring thieves, dressed in a gray hoodie, was seen retrieving one employee’s shopping cart while the others loaded a second one.
He finally grabbed it and pushed it towards the entrance with the help of one of his accomplices before turning around to get out with the second cart.
Four other thieves are seen picking up armfuls of power tools from a shelf before nonchalantly exiting.
The man in the gray hoodie returns and carries three more boxes of items before running out of the store.
Employees in orange aprons could only stare in shock and did not deal with the masked thieves. Some workers decided to record the raid.
The Signal Hill Police Department was called to the store around 6 p.m. to reports of a theft.
The masked men were filmed raiding the Home Depot store on Spring Street in broad daylight.
One of the daring thieves, dressed in a gray hoodie, was seen retrieving one employee’s shopping cart while the others loaded a second one.
He finally grabbed it and pushed it towards the entrance with the help of one of his accomplices before turning around to get out with the second cart.
A spokesperson said it was “approximately seven unknown men, who stole power tools worth approximately $5,000”.
No one has yet been arrested in connection with the incident and police are calling on anyone with information to contact Detective Jerry Maldonado.
A Nordstrom store at the Irvine Spectrum Center was robbed by a man and a woman the next day in a separate incident.
Surveillance footage shows the two men entering the store and picking up armfuls of clothes from the rack before running out.
They were then seen getting into a white Kia Forte and fleeing the scene with goods estimated to be worth $4,000.
A Nordstrom store at the Irvine Spectrum Center was robbed by a man and a woman in a separate incident.
They were then seen getting into a white Kia Forte and fleeing the scene with goods estimated to be worth $4,000.
The pair have not been identified or arrested, but police shared photos of them and asked anyone who recognizes them to get in touch.
The pair have not been identified or arrested, but police shared photos of them and asked anyone who recognizes them to get in touch.
Dailymail.com has contacted Home Depot and Nordstrom for comment.
There have been a number of similar thefts in California recently, including the theft of shoes from a Los Angeles Nike store earlier this month.
A group of people were seen filling bags with items at a Macy’s store in Sherman Oaks last week.
This has led Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to launch a multi-agency retail theft task force to tackle crimes that have led to 11 arrests so far.
Long Beach and Signal Hill have created their own task force to stop commercial burglaries they say are part of organized theft rings.
