Flash mob of teens trash 7-Eleven in Pico-Robertson

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Shocking surveillance video shows a flash mob robbery inside a 7-Eleven store Friday night in Pico-Roberston.

In the video, dozens of young people can be seen overwhelming store employees. 

The surveillance video shows the vandals stuffing their hands with food, knocking over aisles, breaking the cash register, busting windows, and taking cigarettes.

"They destroyed everything, even the coffee machine," said Aika, an employee.

Some of the crooks didn’t try hiding their faces from the surveillance cameras. The young people left on bikes Friday night well before police arrived.

"You’re talking about people taking advantage of where we are now in society," said Dee, a customer Saturday afternoon.

"Parents don’t know what their kids are doing," said Lisa, another customer Saturday.  "I mean, [they say] they’re going to a party."

Video posted to the Citizen app shows the thousands of dollars of destruction.

"They must have planned it online," said Michael Lambert, a security guard. "They didn’t just randomly do it."

Lambert said he was working security Friday night in the shopping center but left about an hour before the flash robbery occurred.

"I don’t know what I would have done," said Lambert. "That’s the police’s problem.  I can’t arrest them.  I can’t be out there trying to stop 50 people. That’s too many.  That’s way too many."

The 7-Eleven in Pico-Robertson is the latest store in Southern California cleaning up from a flash robbery.

No arrests have been made in this case. Anyone with information is urged to contact law enforcement.

"It’s no quick fix," said Dee. "We let it get too far out of order."