Spread by social media flyers beforehand, teen takeovers have on occasion spiraled into chaos, with reports of fights, gunshots and general disruption.

Throughout the country, swaths of dozens — sometimes hundreds — of teens are creating chaos in malls, public pools and other community spaces, with some instances leading to arrests for violent ...

Wildwood police will be out in force this Memorial Day weekend after discovering several potential flash mobs being organized on social media, with the mayor promising zero tolerance for misconduct.

Three people were charged for allegedly robbing the Westfield Topanga Shopping Center as part of a flash mob that made off with more than $90,000 in merchandise. Joshua Jones, 22; Amaya McDonald, 19; ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Police in Orange County are asking for the public’s help in identifying more than a half-dozen suspects allegedly involved in a ...

California parents turned their children in after the Los Angeles Police Department asked for the public’s help finding juveniles who partook in multiple flash mob robberies at 7-Eleven stores and ...