Smash and grab robbery results in approximately $30,000 worth of stolen merchandise at Nordstrom Westfield Topanga Shopping Center.Â
30-50 teens looted Nordstrom Westfield Topanga Shopping Center in Canoga Park.Â
It happened around 4 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department. A group of 20–50 people ran into the store grabbing merchandise off the shelves.
Video taken from inside the store showed the group, in mostly black, running through the store, knocking over displays and grabbing whatever they could before running out of the store. Police are not yet sure just how much was taken.
Saturday’s “flash mob” robbery is the second in Los Angeles County in the last week. On Aug. 8, a similar robbery happened at an Yves Sain Laurent store at the Americana in Glendale. A massive group ran into the store, grabbed thousands of dollars in handbags and clothes, before getting into cars that were waiting for them nearby. A $50,000 reward has been offered for information that leads to arrests in that robbery.
Despite the similarities to the Glendale robbery, police said they are not yet sure if Saturday’s robbery at the Topanga Mall is connected.
The robbers, some of whom wore masks, left the scene in several cars. No arrests were reported.
No evacuations were ordered.Â
In a statement, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called the crime unacceptable.
A similar incident occurred back in Nov. of 2021, when a group of suspects targeted the same Nordstrom store, spraying one of the security guards with bear spray.Â
This is the second robbery to have occurred under similar circumstances in the last week, after a group of 30 was seen stealing up to $300k worth of goods from a Saint Laurent at the Americana in Glendale.Â
