Nordstrom Rack and Macy’s stores are ransacked by groups of thieves who made off with thousands of dollars worth of designer purses in California

A Nordstrom rack in Riverside has been ransacked by a gang of six thieves who made off with thousands of dollars worth of designer handbags.

The incident comes as Southern California is experiencing a spate of “flash robberies,” in which a group of thieves overwhelm a store’s employees and security before making off with as much stuff as they can.

The department store on Canyon Springs Parkway was first hit on July 10 and again just weeks later in a separate incident on August 14.

Surveillance footage from the first attack shows a group of men and women entering the store and making a bee line for the handbags and accessories department.

The suspects are seen violently ripping the bags from the racks, while others rip the purses from the security locks.

A month later, surveillance footage showed two men leaving the same store with a bag reportedly full of stolen goods (August 14)

The brutal group loaded their arms and hands with as much as they could carry before running out of the building and driving away from the scene.

A month later, surveillance footage showed two men leaving the same store with a bag full of stolen goods.

The men seem to walk out of the store calmly and without resistance from security or store staff.

A few days later, a similar robbery occurred at Macy’s in downtown Los Angeles.

A group of at least five people was filmed on Tuesday looting the Macy’s store in the Santa Anita mall in Arcadia.

The hooded thieves were seen loading bottles of designer perfume into garbage bags.

An employee could be heard yelling, “Oh my God, can someone call someone” as the disturbing scene unfolded.

In the weeks before, three women were arrested for allegedly stealing about $30,000 worth of designer handbags from a store in Glendale.

Southern California has been battling a spate of flash robberies in recent weeks

A group of at least five people were filmed on Tuesday looting the Macy’s store in the Santa Anita mall in Arcadia

The hooded thieves were seen loading bottles of designer perfume into garbage bags

An employee could be heard yelling, “Oh my god, can someone call someone” as the disturbing scene unfolded

One of the suspects is seen filling a black garbage bag full of Nike shoes during a flash robbery

A similar incident also occurred in Glendale when a YSL store on the Americana on Brand in Glendale was overrun by more than 30 thieves in an incident this month.

The mob successfully made off with approximately $300,000 worth of merchandise.

Further incidents have occurred at a luxury denim store in Gabcock Park, a Nike Store in East LA, and a Gucci store at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa.

Because many of the targeted stores are high-end retailers, thefts often exceed $100,000.

Some arrests have been made in connection with flash robberies, but officials have blamed a zero bail policy for their inability to stem the rise of such crimes.

Los Angeles Police Protective League spokesman Tom Saggau told Fox News Digital that “the abolition of cash bail for these types of offenses is really an invitation to these types of people who are prone to breaking the law and are prone to doing so.” to be brutal.’

The policy means that persons arrested and charged with a crime are subsequently released without having to post bail beforehand.

In response to the flash crime, LA Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement, “These are not victimless crimes.

“No, Angeleno should feel like it’s not safe to go shopping in Los Angeles. No entrepreneur should feel that it is not safe to open a business in Los Angeles.”

Law enforcement agencies last week announced the creation of a new task force to deal with flash mobs in Southern California.