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CBS News
5 days ago
- CBS News
5 people injured after pursuit suspect crashes in West LA
Paramedics treated five people after a stolen vehicle crashed and caught on fire during a pursuit with police in West Los Angeles. The fiery collision happened on the 2990 block of South Overland Avenue when the suspect crashed into two other cars, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Firefighters said four people suffered serious injuries and required hospitalization. Paramedics treated another person who suffered minor injuries at the scene. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department started chasing the two suspects in the stolen blue Lexus SUV in East LA. The driver continued to evade deputies as they drove through downtown.
Daily Mail
09-08-2025
- Daily Mail
Brazen Labubu thief steals $30,000 worth of viral toys from California shop
A group of masked burglars stole an estimated $30,000 worth of high-demand Labubu dolls during a smash-and-grab break-in at a small toy store in California. The brazen burglary occurred around 1:29 a.m. on Wednesday morning at One Stop Sales, a boutique in La Puente that has become known for selling the viral plush monster dolls, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Surveillance footage from inside the store shows at least four masked individuals smashing through the front door and targeting the wildly popular collectible dolls, bypassing electronics, the cash register, and other merchandise. 'Today we got robbed, and they took all of our inventory, trashed our store,' One Stop Sales wrote in an Instagram post. 'We are still in shock.' The burglars took dozens of boxes of Labubu dolls, totaling approximately $7,000 in retail value. However, due to the dolls' popularity, the collectible shop's co-owner Joanna Avendano estimates the total cost of all the stolen merchandise to be somewhere near $30,000. 'We worked so hard to get to this point, and for them to just come in and, like nothing, take it all away, it's really bad,' she told ABC7. Avendano, who opened the shop with her family just two months ago, suspects the burglary was premeditated, and said that she had noticed a suspicious truck parked outside the store before closing time on Tuesday evening. The timing of the break-in also raised red flags, coming just after she posted a restock announcement on the store's social media. 'I had a gut feeling to check my phone,' Avendano recalled. 'Once I checked my phone, I saw there was motion, a sound that was coming through the front.' 'I was watching everything, from when they got in, to what they were taking,' she said. 'I was panicking because I was just ... I couldn't do anything.' The shop has since shared images of the aftermath, including shattered glass at the entrance and product debris strewn across the floor. Footage of the break-in shows the suspects rushing in and hauling off boxes of merchandise, seemingly knowing exactly what they were after. The white Toyota Tacoma seen in surveillance footage and used in the burglary was later recovered by deputies, however, the suspects remain at large, according to police. An investigation into the brazen theft is ongoing. 'We just want justice,' Avendano said. 'And we want our store to feel safe again.' Labubus, first released in China in 2015 by designer toy company Pop Mart, have surged in popularity worldwide - spotted with celebrities like Rihanna, Lizzo, and BLACKPINK's Lisa. While they retail for about $30 each, some Labubus can sell for hundreds or even thousands of dollars on the resale market. A life-size Labubu even fetched a jaw-dropping $170,000 at a Beijing auction earlier this year, ABC7 reported. Pop Mart reported that its revenue doubled in 2024, reaching $1.8 billion, driven largely by the success of the Labubu line. 'These are not just toys,' Alex DePaoli, an associate teaching professor of marketing at Northeastern University's School of Business told ABC News. 'They are accessories. They are things that you can collect, not just to dress them up, not just be amused by, but also to complete an outfit.' Much of the appeal stems from the plush toys' scarcity and the way in which they are sold. Many Labubu dolls are available only in sealed packaging where buyers don't know which design they're getting, also known as 'blind boxes.' '[It's a] system essentially where you don't know what's in the box, you hope that what's in the box is what you want,' DePaoli explained. 'If you don't get what you want, you've got to go buy another one. A lot of folks have sort of likened that sort-of system to almost gambling.' The skyrocketing demand has also led to a growing counterfeit market, with knockoff versions - dubbed 'Lafufus' - flooding social media and resale sites.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Yahoo
8-Year-Old Boy Killed, 4 Others Injured by Falling Tree Branch at California Summer Camp
An 8-year-old boy was killed and four others were injured after a falling tree branch fell onto a group of people at a California summer camp A massive oak branch — estimated to weigh several hundred pounds and measured at 25 to 30 feet long — hit a group of people who were sitting in the shade in a Calabasas, Calif., park Among the four injured people were two campers, ages 5 and 11, and two adults, ages 22 and 73An 8-year-old boy was killed and several others were injured after a falling tree branch hit a group of children and adults at a California summer camp. According to reports from the Los Angeles Daily News, Los Angeles Times and KABC, a massive oak tree branch fell onto a group of people who were attending summer camp in Calabasas, Calif., just outside of Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 9. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department told the outlets that the incident was first reported at around 2:45 p.m., and deputies as well as Los Angeles County firefighters and medical personnel were sent to King Gillette Ranch, a park inside the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Lt. Daniel Vizcarra told the Times that people present during the incident heard a loud crack and the oak branch — estimated to weigh several hundred pounds and measured at 25 to 30 feet long — fell to the ground. One 8-year-old camper was killed and four others, including two children and two adults, were injured, the Lost Hills Sheriff's Department told the Times. The 8-year-old boy, whose identity has not been made public, was taken to local hospital and pronounced dead, according to Vizcarra. The Sheriff's Department told the Times that a 5-year-old sustained a cut to his head, an 11-year-old girl was airlifted to a hospital with a broken leg, a 22-year-old man had bruises on his head and arms and a 73-year-old man sustained a concussion. The department also told the outlet that the group of campers and counselors — who were attending a day camp through Camp Wildcraft, a program with multiple locations across Southern California — were seeking shade under the tree when the branch snapped. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for further information. The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, which manages the Santa Monica Mountains public parks, told the outlets in a statement that maintaining safety for visitors is its top priority. "Words cannot express the depth of our sorrow. Our hearts are with the child's family, friends, and all those affected by this unimaginable tragedy," a statement from the organization reads, per KABC. "The safety and well-being of children and adults in our parks is, and always will be, our highest priority," the statement added. "We are working closely with [the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department] and appropriate agencies to understand exactly what happened, and we are fully committed to supporting a thorough and transparent investigation." Jill Ettinger, the parent of another child who was attending the day camp, told the Times that another branch had fallen from the same tree two weeks prior, but visitors still considered the tree safe. Ettinger's daughter was sitting at the edge of a circle of people when the branch snapped, causing everyone to scatter and panic. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. 'She started running and she saw that her friends were OK,' Ettinger told the outlet, recalling how her daughter saw her counselor lying on the ground bleeding, and someone performing CPR on the 8-year-old. According to NBC Los Angeles, the day camp had relocated to Calabasas after the recent wildfires. The entrance to King Gillette Ranch has been shut down as an investigation is still ongoing, the outlets reported. Read the original article on People
