{"id":1062999,"date":"2021-11-28T20:58:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T01:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1062999"},"modified":"2021-11-28T20:58:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T01:58:54","slug":"mobs-of-thieves-loot-multiple-best-buy-stores-in-twin-cities-on-black-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mobs-of-thieves-loot-multiple-best-buy-stores-in-twin-cities-on-black-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobs of Thieves Loot Multiple Best Buy Stores in Twin Cities on Black Friday"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fmobs-of-thieves-loot-multiple-best-buy-stores-in-twin-cities-on-black-friday%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=1062999&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1236826851-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Groups of looters hit two Best Buy stores in Minnesota\u2019s Twin Cities just after 8:00 p.m. on Black Friday, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>One of the looting frenzies <a href=\"https:\/\/kstp.com\/minnesota-news\/at-least-20-people-steal-merchandise-from-best-buy-in-burnsville\/6314445\/\">occurred<\/a> at the Burnsville Best Buy, where 20-30 suspects rushed the store in a flash mob-style robbery, KSTP reported.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Burnsville Police Capt. Don Stenger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/best-buy-stores-in-burnsville-maplewood-hit-on-black-friday-evening-by-groups-of-thieves\/600121283\/?refresh=true\">said<\/a> that no weapons were used in the Burnsville shoplifting incident, according to the<em> Star Tribune<\/em>. \u201cWe don\u2019t know exactly what was taken or the dollar value,\u201d Stenger added.<\/p>\n<p>The second looting incident took place at the Maplewood Best Buy, where police say a group of ten to twelve looters, comprised of adults and juveniles, stole \u201chigh value items,\u201d according to KSTP.<\/p>\n<p>Police were told that the suspects walked into the store at the same time and worked in tandem to steal hoverboards, televisions, and tablets, among other items, the <em>Star Tribune<\/em> reports.&nbsp;No one was injured in either incident and as of Saturday, no suspects were arrested.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Police are <a href=\"https:\/\/minnesota.cbslocal.com\/2021\/11\/27\/group-of-20-30-robbers-swarm-burnsville-best-buy-on-black-friday\/\">investigating<\/a> if the incidents are related, CBS Minnesota reported.<\/p>\n<p>Best Buy released the following statement via a spokesperson regarding the looting incidents:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"15\">\n<p>Retailers across the country are seeing spikes in crime.&nbsp;These incidents have been, by and large, non-violent though often traumatic for those who witnessed them. As an industry, we are working with local law enforcement and taking additional security precautions where it makes sense.<\/p>\n<p>We are also working at the federal level to pass a law that would make the online re-selling of these stolen goods much more difficult, materially reducing the incentive to commit the crimes in the first place.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t tolerate that kind of behavior. Just as a society, we just can\u2019t,\u201d said&nbsp;Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher during a live stream, according to CBS Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>Dave Vang, a retail specialist from St. Thomas University, weighed in on potential causes for the rise in looting.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe pandemic and some political issues. A lot of police force has been spread very thinly over some parts of the country,\u201d he told KSTP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He added that the thieves sell the merchandise online at discounted rates compared to the retailers they steal from and that consumers should triple-check the legitimacy of an online seller.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIf you want to buy electronics from Best Buy, buy it from the Best Buy website. Don\u2019t buy the same thing that someone claims it\u2019s brand new, but is 30 percent or 40 percent cheaper,\u201d Vang told KSTP.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Groups of looters hit two Best Buy stores in Minnesota\u2019s Twin Cities just after 8:00 p.m. on Black Friday, according to reports. 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