Teens caught raiding 7-Elevens are turned in by their own parents

by · Mail Online

A group of California parents turned their own children into cops after seeing video of the youngsters raiding a 7-Eleven store.  

Surveillance photos of the alleged perpetrators were released by the Los Angeles Police Department after a string of 'flash mob' robberies saw up to 40 young males stores in Rampart, Hollywood, Wilshire and West Los Angeles. 

And some of the youngsters' families were so horrified by the sight of their behavior that they turned their offspring in to face justice, KTLA reported. 

In a police briefing earlier this week, Assistant Chief Blake Chow spoke on the repeated raids sharing stories of parents who willingly surrendered their children.

'A parent brought their child in who was involved in a flash robbery on September 28,' Chow recalled, adding, 'and on September 29 a similar situation occurred on 77th where the parent turned their child in and that juvenile was also booked for robbery.'

Surveillance photos of the alleged perpetrators were released by the Los Angeles Police Department after a string of 'flash mob' robberies ravaged the Rampart, Hollywood, Wilshire and West Los Angeles areas
As part of their planned attacks nearly 20 to 40 suspects, described as 'youthful males, possibly teens varying in ethnicity and physical descriptors,' would arrive to the chosen location on bicycles before storming the store
Beginning a day after '7-11 day' or 'free Slurpee day,' the lawless teens have ransacked a total of 14 7-Eleven locations, destroying merchandise, knocking over shelving and in some cases breaking windows.
In a police briefing earlier this week, Assistant Chief Blake Chow spoke on the repeated raids sharing stories of parents who willingly surrendered their children

The names of those suspects have not been shared. 

Detectives are now trying to identify the remaining suspects. It is unclear if the boys handed in by their parents will receive a more lenient deal if they turn-in their friends. 

'They are very brazen, they are not worried about being stopped and they're not worries about being seen,' LAPD Detective Supervisor Samuel Arnold said of the raids. 

'They're not even just shoplifting. They're going in and deliberately knocking over expensive items, coffee makers, merchandise, sunglasses, and just completely destroying the store,' Arnold added.

Beginning a day after '7-11 day' or 'free Slurpee day,' the lawless teens have ransacked a total of 14 7-Eleven locations, destroying merchandise, knocking over shelving and in some cases breaking windows

'In several incidents witnesses were physically pushed by the suspects during the criminal take-over of the stores, with no regard for others safety,' an LAPD report said.

None of the savage events have resulted in physical injury to others, though several witnesses reported 'fear for their safety after such aggressive callous behavior,' the report added.

LAPD has increased patrols and is deploying their Retail Crime Task Force in an attempt to track down the remaining youth-vandals

None of the savage-like events have resulted in physical injury to others though several witnesses reported 'fear for their safety after such aggressive callous behavior,' the report added
LAPD reports most of the affected 7-Eleven locations are individually-owned or family operated as what takes the many teenagers just minutes can cause thousands of dollars in damages

LAPD reports most of the affected 7-Eleven locations are individually-owned or family operated as what takes the many teenagers just minutes can cause thousands of dollars in damages.

Beginning this week LAPD patrols will be set up at various 7-Eleven locations on Fridays, as 13 of the total 14 raids have occurred on a Friday.

The investigation remains ongoing and anyone with information regarding the recently released surveillance footage is being asked to contact the Los Angeles Police Department.