At least 52 people have been arrested in connection to looting multiple stores like Footlocker and Lululemon in Philadelphia during a crime spree.
Philadelphia Police sit outside the Lululemon store on Wednesday morning in Philadelphia. A flash mob-style ransacking and vandalism to downtown stores Tuesday night came after a peaceful protest over a judge’s decision to dismiss murder and other charges against a Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver, Eddie Irizarry, through a rolled-up window.Mark Dial in the shooting death of 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry.
"This had nothing to do with the protests," Interim Commissioner John Stanford told reporters."What we had tonight was a bunch of criminal opportunists take advantage of a situation to make an attempt to destroy our city." The looting started possibly sometime around 8 p.m. as officers responded to reports of large crowds of juveniles allegedly ransacking stores in theThe aftermath of ransacked liquor store in Philadelphia on Wednesday. Police say groups of teenagers swarmed into stores across Philadelphia in an apparently coordinated effort, stuffed bags with merchandise and fled. noted that many of the stolen Apple products were left behind due to the device's comprehensive anti-theft technology.
Around 100 people stole items from a Lululemon store. Video footage showed officers trying to make arrests as looters exited the store. Authorities were investigating reports of a caravan of vehicles going from location-to-location to steal. Debris and damage sit outside SunRay Drugs Wednesday morning in Philadelphia, after it was looted Tuesday night."This is what happens when we don’t get justice in this city," she allegedly said in one video. .
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