'Brazen' and brainless: Teen rips off $18,000 in Louis Vuitton merchandise, runs to store exit, knocks himself unconscious after slamming into glass door



A 17-year-old thief picked the wrong day to leave his brains at home.

The youngster was caught on surveillance video ripping off $18,000 in merchandise from a Louis Vuitton store in Bellevue, Washington, running for the exit — and then knocking himself unconscious after slamming into the store's glass door.

What are the details?

It isn't clear when the broad-daylight caper occurred, but KOMO-TV ran a story about it Oct. 27.

Fox News, citing police, said the suspect grabbed handbags worth $18,000 off displays and tried to run from the store.

The problem for the perp? A door was in his way, and he apparently didn't see it.

So he ran headlong into the plate glass and knocked himself out, KOMO said.

“Brazen is the perfect word for it,” Bellevue Police Captain Rob Spingler added to the station.

Prosecutors told KOMO the teen was part of a retail theft ring that includes a convicted killer and career thief.

The teen's name wasn't released because he is a juvenile, Fox News said.

Police on Tuesday told TheBlaze the teen was arrested and then released to a family member.

Raw Video: Man knocks himself out trying to flee store with luxury stolen goods | New York Post youtu.be

How are folks reacting?

Twitter observers had more than their fair share of fun commenting on the young crook's misadventures:

  • "Perfect payback for the punk!!" one user exclaimed.
  • "Hilarious!" another user announced.
  • "His family will likely now sue the store," another commenter theorized.
  • "I could watch that video over n over," another user said.
  • "Clean windows … greatest crime stopper ever," another commenter wrote.

Others didn't find as much humor in it:

  • "Glad the Democrats that 'lead' this state are stopping this..." another commenter said sarcastically.
  • Another use wrote that officials "will have this criminal released within hours. It’s called restorative justice."

'For dimwits in California who are antigun, how is it going?' Three crooks caught on video attacking, robbing Asian man on Oakland street in broad daylight



Three allegedly armed men were caught on at least two cellphone videos attacking an Asian man in broad daylight Thursday on an Oakland street, wrestling away his luxury backpack, then taking off in a getaway car.

What are the details?

KGO-TV anchor and reporter Dion Lim posted the videos on her Twitter page saying those who recorded them gave her permission to do so in order to bring awareness to the spike in such crimes but that they requested anonymity.

Lim said a man who works around 27th and Valdez Streets said he saw three men jump out of a car around 4 p.m. The clip shows a man on the ground struggling with two of the three men. Lim said witnesses and sources told her the men were armed; she added that the victim, who is Asian, was assaulted and that his Louis Vuitton backpack was stolen.

She added that the victim can be heard yelling "please!" multiple times as the driver of a passing car honks its horn, presumably to draw attention to the crime taking place. The victim is seen running after the getaway car, to no avail.

You can hear the victim yell \u201cplease!\u201d multiple times as a nearby car honks.\n\u2800\n2 dif ppl took these videos & requested anonymity but gave me permission to post them to raise awareness.\n\nThe victim runs after the getaway car in an attempt to stop the suspects. (2/4) #oaklandpic.twitter.com/luwbFak5TL
— Dion Lim (@Dion Lim) 1648788141

Lim said Oakland police arrived on scene a short time later and are investigating.

She added that people who work in the area — which is full of shops and businesses and housing — told her they see car break-ins and other crimes constantly. One nearby worker added to Lim that crime “is happening daily here” — and she said he got off the phone call "quickly" and was "afraid to share more."

\u2026\u201cis happening daily here\u201d like cars broken into & he got off the phone quickly, afraid to share more.\n\u2800\nNOTE: The videos are longer but this is more than enough to illustrate what happened. There was also blood on the ground so the clips were shortened. (4/4) #Oakland \n\u2800
— Dion Lim (@Dion Lim) 1648788410

How are folks reacting?

Commenters on Lim's posts were horrified and angered by yet another example of brazen street crime in the Bay Area:

  • "Oh god, what is happening to all of us?" one user wondered.
  • "Oakland and SF need to wake up," another commenter said. "Soft on crime isn't working."
  • "Sad state of affairs in America when you have to hide your watch or bag as if you are in Venezuela," another user declared. "The widespread use of concealed or open carry prevents this stuff; sooner or later one of these guys tries it against someone armed. Darwinism at its finest."
  • "For dimwits in California who are antigun, how is it going?" another commenter asked. "Police cannot be everywhere. If he had gun we would be talking about something else."
  • "STOP ... reelecting the garbage politicians that created this crime wave," another user demanded. "CA Democrats have ... supermajority control of the state government. You voted for the state government that created this."

Video: Thieves raid Chicago suburb Louis Vuitton, stealing $120,000 in merchandise



A group of 14 thieves operating out of three getaway vehicles stole roughly $120,000 worth of merchandise from a Louis Vuitton store in Chicago's suburbs last week, according to police.

Surveillance video shows the thieves wearing masks and all-black clothing as they entered the store in an Oak Brook, Illinois, shopping mall on Wednesday, grabbing all kinds of items before quickly rushing away from the area.

"Once they entered the store, they pulled out the garbage bags from their coats and started filling them with merchandise," Oak Brook Police Chief James Kruger said, according to WLS-TV.

Kruger noted that area law enforcement officers are still working to identify the suspects by tracking the license plate information associated with the getaway vehicles.

On Friday, the Chicago Police Department seized one of the three vehicles allegedly used in the theft, a Dodge Charger that was reported stolen in October, NBC News reported. But as of Monday, no arrests have been made.

Oak Brook Louis Vuitton hit by 14 'grab-and-run' thieves, police say | ABC7 Chicago www.youtube.com

Kruger noted the Oak Brook grab-and-run presented striking similarities to an incident that took place at a Louis Vuitton store in the northern suburbs of Chicago only weeks prior.

In that case, 13 thieves and three getaway drivers burst into a Louis Vuitton store in a Northbrook, Illinois, shopping mall, stealing more than $150,000 in merchandise, police said.

"We don't know if there is a connection yet, but certainly there are similarities and our investigators are talking to their investigators," Kruger noted, adding, "The attorney general is looking into this investigation as well and whether or not to tie it to a larger scale investigation."

Oak Brook residents interviewed by local media said they were shocked that the crime occurred in a typically safe area of the Chicago metropolitan area.

"This is a safe area," one shopper told WLS. "We come here all the time. The kids play outside."

Another added: "You don't expect that kind of thing to happen outside of the city, too. I actually moved in from the city just recently. I thought I escaped all of that."

Rampant theft and looting continue to be a problem in many communities across the country. Over the weekend in Walnut Creek, California, a roving band of at least 80 masked burglars ransacked a Nordstrom department store.

The mob of criminals reportedly "stole goods, smashed shelves, and fled to their vehicles while carrying both bags and boxes of stolen merchandise."

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