FBI data shows that shoplifting "flash mob" incidents have declined due to improved crime tracking and reporting, with the ...

A suburb outside Chicago has canceled its annual carnival after a large group of teens disrupted the event, authorities said. The four-day carnival in Posen had been held at Commissioners Park on West ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters are pictured in February in Washington, D.C. On Wednesday, the FBI's uniform ...

A 7-Eleven in San Pedro was robbed and ransacked by a large crowd overnight, authorities said, the latest in a string of flash-mob robberies that led a city councilman on Saturday to call for ...

A 7-Eleven store clerk in Anaheim, California, outside Los Angeles was brutally beaten by about 50 suspects in the early hours of Sunday morning. The attack against the store clerk, identified only as ...

Every once in a while, crowded train stations have been known to break into song and dance and then disperse as if nothing happened. Large groups of people freeze for a period of time and then ...

Washington-area police said they are preparing to combat the “flash mob” phenomenon, a new tactic being used by criminals and violent youths around the country and in the region. Flash mobs are groups ...

Area residents dressed in festive costumes gather on Maplewood Road to perform for trick-or-treaters as the crowd watches during a Halloween flash mob Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in Riegelsville. The ...

Dec. 3 (UPI) --A five-year FBI report shows shoplifting incidents related to flash mob groups are responsible for more than $8 million in stolen goods. On Wednesday, the uniform crime reporting unit ...