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 ...

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 ...

Law enforcement leaders in the metro are sounding an alarm about a scary new trend in crime. They say so-called flash mobs are sneaking into apartment buildings at night, taking over community rooms ...

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 ...