November 21, 2021
By Don Sweeney
Dozens of robbers swarmed a Nordstrom (click here) store Saturday night, Nov. 21, at an outdoor mall in Walnut Creek, streaming out with boxes and bags to flee in waiting cars, police said.
“I probably saw 50-80 people in, like, ski masks with crowbars, a bunch of weapons,” Brett Barrett, who manages a nearby restaurant, told KPIX. “They were looting the Nordstrom.”
“There was a mob of people,” Barrett told the station. “The police were flying in. It was like a scene out of a movie. It was insane."
The robbery spree broke out at 9 p.m. when as many as 25 vehicles pulled up in front of the store and 80 people in masks dashed inside, KNTV reported.
Police responding to 911 calls arrested three people in the chaos, two fleeing in a vehicle and one fleeing on foot, KGO reported.
A similar incident took place Friday night at Union Square in San Francisco, where a swarm of people ransacked stores, San Francisco police reported on Twitter.
Six were arrested after people shattered windows and ran off with merchandise from Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana and other high-end stores, KTVU reported....
