The dramatic video footage often appears on TV news and social media: A large group of people storm into a store, smashing display cases and snatching loose merchandise before escaping in minutes ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Local law enforcement is drawing attention to a new violent trend. They are calling them “flash mob” takeover events. These large gatherings planned on social media often turn ...

Napoleon Dynamite is back — at least, his look-alikes are. And they want you to vote for Pedro again. On Monday, a flash mob of dancers dressed as Napoleon Dynamite took over Main Street in Park City.

The LAPD said Tuesday that the parents of three teenagers who were allegedly shown in security video from recent flash mob-style robberies at convenience stores had brought their children to police ...

Flash mob robberies of the kind that have been again hitting Los Angeles area retailers harm far more than the store owners who lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in goods. They harm more than the ...

Flash mobs can be lots of fun and the craze is growing. For the uninitiated, a flash mob is a group of people who plan to descend on a store, shopping mall or other public place with an impromptu song ...