{"id":1060143,"date":"2021-11-27T17:14:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T22:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1060143"},"modified":"2021-11-27T17:14:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T22:14:43","slug":"two-minneapolis-best-buys-robbed-on-black-friday-as-flash-mob-thievery-spreads-beyond-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-minneapolis-best-buys-robbed-on-black-friday-as-flash-mob-thievery-spreads-beyond-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Minneapolis Best Buys Robbed On Black Friday As \u2018Flash Mob\u2019 Thievery Spreads Beyond California"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-minneapolis-best-buys-robbed-on-black-friday-as-flash-mob-thievery-spreads-beyond-california%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1060143&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Black Friday, two Best Buy stores were robbed in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>For the past several weeks, major metropolitan areas \u2014 especially San Francisco and other California cities \u2014 have witnessed large groups of people carry out smash-and-grab robberies. Indeed, Black Friday saw a wave of group thefts across the United States.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/minnesota.cbslocal.com\/2021\/11\/27\/group-of-20-30-robbers-swarm-burnsville-best-buy-on-black-friday\/\">CBS Minnesota<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<p>The Burnsville Police Department says that a group of 20 to 30 people entered a Best Buy location near Burnsville Center shortly after 8 p.m., stole electronics and fled before police arrived. No one in the group displayed a weapon and no injuries were reported. So far, no arrests have been made, and it\u2019s unclear how much merchandise was stolen from the store.<\/p>\n<p>Maplewood police say that 10 to 12 adults and children stole \u201cmultiple high value items\u201d at a Best Buy near Maplewood Mall around 8:10 p.m. They were gone by the time police arrived on scene. Maplewood officials say that televisions, tablets, and hoverboards were stolen, and are working to assess whether the group is connected to other thefts in the metro.<\/p>\n<p>The thefts come days after Best Buy chief executive Corie Barry expressed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/best-buy-is-worried-about-san-francisco-employees-quitting-getting-traumatized-thanks-to-frequent-thefts?itm_source=parsely-api\">concern<\/a> that retail thefts in California stores will provoke employees to quit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are traumatic experiences, and they are happening more and more across the country,\u201d Barry told CNBC, adding that California cities represent \u201chot spots\u201d for the thefts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we talk about why there are so many people looking for other jobs or switching careers, this of course would be something that would play into my concerns for our people because, again, priority one is just human safety,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s hard to deal with this potentially multiple times in one location.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also on Black Friday, a Home Depot in Lakewood, California, was robbed by a group of teenagers. The suspects reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/california-home-depot-latest-store-to-be-robbed-amid-black-friday-crime-spree\">arrived<\/a> in several cars, donned ski masks, and stole sledgehammers, hand hammers, and crowbars before fleeing the scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re currently working with the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department to see if there is a link to the Lakewood Home Depot incident or any other crimes that have been committed,\u201d Beverly Hills Police Sergeant Jeff Newman told local news.<\/p>\n<p>B8ta \u2014 a San Francisco software store \u2014 is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/san-francisco-tech-store-pays-30k-a-month-for-security\">paying<\/a> $30,000 per month to retain a security force. Chief executive Vibhu Norby told the San Francisco Chronicle that the security costs amount to more than the store pays its approximately five employees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re an unprofitable venture-backed company, and we have been since day one,\u201d Norby told the outlet. \u201cIt\u2019s something that most businesses can\u2019t afford, but we can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/former-philly-pd-commissioner-california-looting-spree-wont-be-stopped-will-spread-across-the-country\">warned<\/a> that the recent \u201cflash mob\u201d thievery trend would expand beyond California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is something now that I really unfortunately think is going to spread,\u201d Ramsey said. \u201cRight now it\u2019s in California, but it will spread, there\u2019s no question about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s driving all this, but it is of concern and it will continue,\u201d he added. \u201cIt is not going to stop any time soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Black Friday, two Best Buy stores were robbed in Minnesota.For the past several weeks, major metropolitan areas \u2014 especially San Francisco and other California cities \u2014 have witnessed large groups of people carry out smash-and-grab robberies. Indeed, Black Friday saw a wave of group thefts across the United States.CBS Minnesota reported:The Burnsville Police Department says that a group of 20 to 30 people entered a Best Buy location near Burnsville Center shortly after 8 p.m., stole electronics and fled before police arrived. No one in the group displayed a weapon and no injuries were reported. So far, no arrests have been made, and it\u2019s unclear how much merchandise was stolen from the store.Maplewood police say that 10 to 12 adults and children stole \u201cmultiple high value items\u201d at a Best Buy near Maplewood Mall around 8:10 p.m. They were gone by the time police arrived on scene. Maplewood officials say that televisions, tablets, and hoverboards were stolen, and are working to assess whether the group is connected to other thefts in the metro.The thefts come days after Best Buy chief executive Corie Barry expressed concern that retail thefts in California stores will provoke employees to quit.\u201cThese are traumatic experiences, and they are happening more and more across the country,\u201d Barry told CNBC, adding that California cities represent \u201chot spots\u201d for the thefts.\u201cWhen we talk about why there are so many people looking for other jobs or switching careers, this of course would be something that would play into my concerns for our people because, again, priority one is just human safety,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s hard to deal with this potentially multiple times in one location.\u201dAlso on Black Friday, a Home Depot in Lakewood, California, was robbed by a group of teenagers. The suspects reportedly arrived in several cars, donned ski masks, and stole sledgehammers, hand hammers, and crowbars before fleeing the scene.\u201cWe\u2019re currently working with the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department to see if there is a link to the Lakewood Home Depot incident or any other crimes that have been committed,\u201d Beverly Hills Police Sergeant Jeff Newman told local news.B8ta \u2014 a San Francisco software store \u2014 is paying $30,000 per month to retain a security force. Chief executive Vibhu Norby told the San Francisco Chronicle that the security costs amount to more than the store pays its approximately five employees.\u201cWe\u2019re an unprofitable venture-backed company, and we have been since day one,\u201d Norby told the outlet. \u201cIt\u2019s something that most businesses can\u2019t afford, but we can.\u201dEarlier this week, former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey warned that the recent \u201cflash mob\u201d thievery trend would expand beyond California.\u201cThis is something now that I really unfortunately think is going to spread,\u201d Ramsey said. \u201cRight now it\u2019s in California, but it will spread, there\u2019s no question about it.\u201d\u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s driving all this, but it is of concern and it will continue,\u201d he added. \u201cIt is not going to stop any time soon.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1060143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1060143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1060143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1060143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1060143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1060143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1060143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}