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Mobs of Masked Teens Ransacked Philadelphia Stores. Police Say 15 to 20 Have Been Arrested

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Groups of teenagers swarmed into stores in several areas of Philadelphia in an apparently coordinated effort, stuffing plastic bags with merchandise and fleeing, authorities said. Police arrested 15 to 20 people. The flash mob-style ransacking Tuesday night …

2nd Circuit: Insurer Must Pay for Merchandise Lost in Warehouse’s Bankruptcy Sale

Chubb’s Federal Insurance Co. must pay more than $2 million to a fabric company that lost 22 trailer loads of merchandise when the Mississippi warehouse company that stored it filed for bankruptcy, sold the goods and pocketed the proceeds. A …

Man With Pole Trashes Asian-Owned Convenience Store

An Asian-owned convenience store in Charlotte, North Carolina, was trashed by a man who wielded a metal post and yelled racial slurs, according to police and a son of the store’s owners. Surveillance footage shows a man pulling a merchandise …

Police Investigate Jewelry Rings After New Hampshire Robbery

Police in Tilton, N.H., say they are looking closely at known jewelry rings in the state as they try to solve a jewelry store robbery in which robbers made off with more than $200,000 in merchandise. Tilton Police Chief Robert …