“Directing organized retail theft” is a felony under the District’s criminal code that targets the people allegedly calling the shots rather than only the ones running out the door with armfuls of ...

SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- It's a sight that is becoming all too familiar: Swarms of people looting local businesses. Just a few days ago about 40 people were recorded ransacking a 7-Eleven store in ...

A D.C. woman was arrested in connection to an organized retail theft group Thursday.

Eight people involved in flash-mob-style robberies in three counties last year received state prison sentences after pleading guilty to federal charges, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 30. A ...

A D.C. council committee is scheduled to hear a bill Thursday that would upgrade being in a flash mob to a felony charge. The bill’s sponsor, Council Chair Phil Mendelson, has previously told The ...

Flash theft mobs won’t stop unless there is a fear of reprisal and serious consequences. There are many victims and it costs consumers. Organized retail theft is taking a toll.