Flash Mob Robs OC Store, Attacks Clerk: Suspects At Large

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Police are searching for suspects who attacked a store clerk and robbed a 7-Eleven store in Orange County, the Anaheim Police Department reported.

The store clerk was attacked by a group of around 50 people trying to rob the store, located at 550 South Knott Ave. in Anaheim, Sunday.

Video from the incident shows two masked men initially attacking the clerk and trying to break through the door at around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, reports said.

According to KTLA, a suspect in a gray hoodie carrying what appeared to be a large rock threatened the clerk to back away from the door.

Several members of the mob were seen ransacking the store, climbing on counters, pushing shelves and throwing merchandise, police said.

Some members were seen filming the assault-robbery and laughing at clerk with bloodied face.The clerk sustained minor injuries with a bleeding nose, KTLA reported.

Police officers were initially en route responding to a call regarding street takeover at the intersection of Knott and Orange avenues, when a call for robbery was placed.

Delayed by the traffic from the street show, officers arrived at the store after suspects left the scene.

An unknown amount of cash was also stolen from the registers, along with merchandise.
The robbery follows a series of separate flash-mob style robberies targeting 7-Eleven convenience stores across Southern California.

There were no suspects at the time and investigation was ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding the incident was asked to contact Orange County Crime Stoppers at 855-847-6227 or by visiting occrimestoppers.org.

City News Service contributed to this report.