In and out in a flash, that's how Upper Darby police describe the mob of about 40 youths that alleged robbed a local department store last Thursday.
Upper Darby police confirm that 15 kids and one adult (19-years-old) were arrested after a flash mob rushed into the Sears on 69th Street and stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise.
Authorities tell the Delaware County Daily Times that the gaggle of youth exited the El train at the 69th Street terminal, walked up the street and entered the department store a little after 7 p.m. Thursday. They quickly went to work stealing anything they could grab.
“Imagine the guts of this gang of young hoodlums. One was 11 years old. The others arrested ranged from 12 to 16 years old. They planned this out earlier in the day on a social networking site. It was pre-planned," Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood told the Daily Times.
The group of 16 arrested were caught on their way back to the terminal to catch the El.
Police recovered some of the stolen items and have charged the group with retail theft, according to the Times.
No one was injured in the incident.
