Kids in flash mob robberies at 7-Eleven turned in to police by their own parents, reports say

LOS ANGELES (Gray News) - Parents in the Los Angeles area are being praised for helping turn in their children who were reportedly involved in a series of 7-Eleven robberies.

The parents reportedly made the difficult decision after discovering their child’s involvement in several disruptive flash mob robberies at the convenience stores.

KTTV reports that Los Angeles Police Department Assistant Chief Blake Chow confirmed that several parents surrendered their teens to police stations last week in connection with the robberies.

Chow also shared that many of the juveniles involved were not from the neighborhoods where the crimes took place.

“They did the right thing because if you don’t stop them young, they could go pretty far with it,” resident Tiffany Brown said.

Last month, Los Angeles police shared a video of one of the 7-Eleven robberies saying the department received multiple crime reports in connection with the flash mob robberies at 7-Eleven stores that involved 20 to 40 people on bicycles.

Authorities said the bicycle crew began targeting convenience stores in July.

The LAPD said it has stepped up patrols to deter future incidents as it continues to ask for public assistance in identifying the others involved.

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