Lancaster man arrested in Westfield Topanga flash robbery
A Lancaster man has been arrested for allegedly participating in a flash mob robbery at the Westfield Topanga Mall in Canoga Park last August.
On Aug. 12, 2023, a group of between 20 and 50 people ransacked Nordstrom, taking designer clothes, purses and other merchandise.
Video captures mob of robbers swarming Nordstrom in Topanga mall
The Los Angeles Police Department now says one of those people was 28-year-old Travelle Hamblet, who was booked on a robbery charge on Wednesday.
When searching Hablet’s residence, police said they found an “unregistered handgun, an extended magazine, ammunition, and approximately $4,500” in cash.
The LAPD supplied this photo of a gun, ammunition and cash they seized on Jan. 31, 2024. A group of flash mob robbers raiding a Nordstrom at the Westfield Topanga mall on Aug. 12, 2023 and video of a group of thieves ransacking a Nordstrom Rack in Riverside on July 10, 2023. (TNLA, Riverside Police Department) A group of flash mob robbers raiding a Nordstrom at the Westfield Topanga mall on Aug. 12, 2023 and video of a group of thieves ransacking a Nordstrom Rack in Riverside on July 10, 2023. (TNLA, Riverside Police Department)
He is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail at the Valley Jail in Van Nuys.
Anyone with information is asked to call Lt. Michael McComas at 818-374-9420 or email ORC@lapd.online.
During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247).
To report information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit lacrimestoppers.org.
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