Over a dozen arrested after juveniles loot multiple stores in Center City, police say

[Gefn]

Large crowds of juveniles looted multiple stores and damaged property across Center City Philadelphia Tuesday night, police said.

It was around 8 p.m. when police started receiving calls that large crowds off juveniles were making their way into Center City, police said.

Among the stores looted were the Footlocker and the Apple store near 15th and Chestnut and the Lululemon in Center City


https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/large-crowds-of-juveniles-loot-multiple-stores-in-center-city-police-say/3654732/

[Gefn]

Looting erupts in Center City Philadelphia; at least 15 arrested[

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- More than a dozen people were arrested after a massive group of juvenile looters ransacked businesses across Philadelphia.

The chaos started around 7:30 p.m. after numerous 911 calls stated a large group of juveniles, possibly as many as 100 or so, moving through Center City.

Video obtained by Action News captured a group of people taking items out of a Foot Locker store around 8 p.m. on the 1500 block of Chestnut Street in Center City. A number of juveniles fled the scene, but at least one adult was arrested, police said.



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https://6abc.com/philadelphia-pa-looting-center-city-foot-locker/13832625



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[mountaineer]

This riot brought to you by BLM.

https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1706870530144641482

https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1706848195882733886

[mystery-ak]

Philadelphia swarmed by alleged juvenile looters targeting the Apple Store, Lululemon, Footlocker and others
Philadelphia police responded to reports of widespread looting on Tuesday night
By Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Landon Mion Fox News
Published September 27, 2023 12:23am EDT | Updated September 27, 2023 6:08am EDT

Philadelphia police responded to popular retailers like the Apple Store, Lululemon and Footlocker after they were allegedly being ravaged by swarms of looters taking over the City of Brotherly Love Tuesday evening.

At about 8 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to reports of large crowds of juveniles allegedly looting stores in the Center City business corridor of the 9th District.

"In a proactive measure, officers from the 9th District stopped a group of males dressed in black attire and wearing masks at the intersection of 17th and Chestnut Streets," a police spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

As of midnight on Wednesday, police confirmed between 15 and 20 people were arrested during the looting and at least two firearms were recovered.

As officers were speaking with these individuals, they began to receive reports of looting at the Foot Locker on Chestnut Street.

Responding officers arrived at the Foot Locker and discovered the store had been ransacked in a "coordinated attack," according to the statement. A number of juveniles then fled the scene and at least one adult was arrested.

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https://www.foxnews.com/us/philadelphia-swarmed-alleged-juvenile-looters-targeting-apple-store-lululemon-footlocker-others

[mystery-ak]

 Influencer ‘Meatball’ appears to be arrested while livestreaming wild looting rampage in Philadelphia
By Snejana Farberov   
Published Sep. 27, 2023, 9:12 a.m. ET

A popular social media influencer known as “Meatball” livestreamed the rabid looting spree that engulfed Philadelphia’s city center overnight, before she was seemingly arrested while cheering on the marauders.

Meatball, whose real name is Dayjia Blackwell, shared video and photos on her Instagram Stories gleefully documenting the mass plunder of several businesses, including an Apple store, a Foot Locker, a Lululemon and a liquor store.

The content creator with close to 650,000 followers across Instagram and TikTok could be seen laughing, clapping and shouting “Let’s go!” as she witnessed suspected looters fleeing while she was driven across the city.

Blackwell later continued filming the frenzy on foot, capturing her apparent enthusiasm.

“Tell the police they’re either gonna lock me up tonight, or it’s gonna get lit, it’s gonna be a movie,” she said at one point in her videos.



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https://nypost.com/2023/09/27/influencer-meatball-livestreamed-philadelphia-looting/

[mystery-ak]

Why would they steal Iphones...how would they be able to get mobile cell phone service..?

[Mod2]

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[mountaineer]

Why would they steal Iphones...how would they be able to get mobile cell phone service..?

I read this morning that a phone stolen from an Apple store is worthless until an Apple employee activates it (or whatever the terminology is). Obviously, Apple will not do so when the iPhone is in the grubby hands of a thief.

[andy58-in-nh]

This kind of behavior will continue to grow and spread uncontrollably. 

It will only stop when we start arresting, prosecuting and jailing looters, like we used to.

If that doesn't work, we may have to start shooting them.

[Sighlass]

Why would they steal Iphones...how would they be able to get mobile cell phone service..?

Resell value... trade with folks that laundry the phones online (Amazon, Ebay, ect...)

[mountaineer]

This kind of behavior will continue to grow and spread uncontrollably. 
It will only stop when we start arresting, prosecuting and jailing looters, like we used to.
If that doesn't work, we may have to start shooting them.

As former NY Post reporter Fredric Dicker tweeted:

https://twitter.com/fud31/status/1706967469905027468

[sneakypete]

Resell value... trade with folks that laundry the phones online (Amazon, Ebay, ect...)

@Sighlass

I may very well be wrong,but I don't think that will work. Apple will have the serial numbers of all the  stolen phones,so anybody that tries to register one on-line will soon  be visited by the Po-Po and arrested for being in possession of stolen property.

Or at least that is the way  it is SUPPOSED to work.

[mystery-ak]

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‘FREE iPHONES! FREE iPHONES!’ Thugs Ransack Philly Apple Store, Attack Police

https://www.toddstarnes.com/crime/free-iphones-free-iphones-thugs-ransack-philly-apple-store-attack-police/

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Target... Apple... woke, socially conscious, very concerned about racism in America. Surely they won't mind sharing their wealth with the underprivileged youth of Philadelphia.

[240B]

Or at least that is the way  it is SUPPOSED to work.

I used to wonder about that too. Each cellphone has a unique system registration. Theoretically, it should be impossible to steal a cellphone. Once the phone is reported stolen, the cellular network can disable the phone at least, and tell you where the phone is being used at best.

However, it turns out that manufacturers "LIKE" phone theft. They "WANT" phone theft. Because it creates churn. People go out and buy a new phone after a theft. Therefore, the cellular companies do 'NOTHING' to control or end phone theft, which they could easily do.

Some thieves replace the SIM card, most do not, which may make tracking and disabling the stolen phone more difficult, but not impossible. The cellular companies simply do not want to do it. Verizon and Google can locate you anytime 24 hours a day. But when your phone is stolen, they suddenly become blind and know nothing about it? Not very likely. It is much more likely that they are not interested in stolen phones because it generates so much 'new sales'.

[DB]

Target... Apple... woke, socially conscious, very concerned about racism in America. Surely they won't mind sharing their wealth with the underprivileged youth of Philadelphia.

Their customers pay for it through higher prices.

[American Girl]

Apple should have saved their locations and clicked their photos as well.

What’s more shocking is that Apple has that ability to do this to your phone too..whenever, wherever.
https://conservativeus.com/video-after-the-raid-on-the-apple-store-in-philadelphia-apple-had-the-last-laugh/

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Apple customers with Apple accounts (using "find my iphone") can do this remotely, so make sense that Apple would be able to.

[mountaineer]

After the raid on the Apple store in Philadelphia, Apple remotely blocked all the stolen devices.  These idiots are shocked and outraged.

https://twitter.com/MyLordBebo/status/1707090869755518995

[DB]

After the raid on the Apple store in Philadelphia, Apple remotely blocked all the stolen devices.  These idiots are shocked and outraged.

https://twitter.com/MyLordBebo/status/1707090869755518995

Apple should partially enable them so they can be tracked by law enforcement - if law enforcement cared...

[Fishrrman]

The police shouldn't be arresting them.

They should be shooting them. As many as they can hit.

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1707082746647236906

[rangerrebew]

All Philly Liquor Stores Closed After Mass Looting
Tyler Durden's Photo
BY TYLER DURDEN
WEDNESDAY, SEP 27, 2023 - 02:50 PM
Update (1450ET):

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that all Philadelphia Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores are closed on Wednesday after looters targeted at least 18 locations on Tuesday night.
 
The decision to shutter more than two dozen Fine Wine & Good Spirits locations was "in the interest of employee safety and while we assess the damage and loss that occurred," Shawn M. Kelly, press secretary for the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, said in a statement.

The stores will reopen "when it is safe to do so and when the damage is repaired," Kelly said.

He continued, "We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience," and "we appreciate their patience and understanding."

Here's what happened last night when teen looters targeted retail shops:

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/watch-all-hell-breaks-out-philadelphia-teen-looters-target-retail-stores

[rangerrebew]

Why are conservatives so uptight about this?  After all, they're just kids having a little fun!

[rangerrebew]

AMERICAN NEWS Sep 27, 2023
BLM rioter 'Meatball' ARRESTED on camera after going viral for laughing during mass looting in Philadelphia
At least 20 arrests have been made since the lootings began.
 
Darian Douraghy
Sep 27, 2023
 
Livestream footage of people ransacking retail stores went viral amid a looting and rioting spree that took place at Philadelphia’s Center City on Tuesday night.

"Oh sh*t oh sh*t oh sh*t oh sh*t," Dayjia Blackwell, a person who many have referred to as "Meatball," can be heard saying in the clip.

"Everybody must eat, everybody must eat, everybody must eat, everybody must eat, everybody must eat! Yes! Everybody must eat, everybody must eat, everybody must eat!"

https://thepostmillennial.com/blm-rioter-meatball-arrested-on-camera-after-going-viral-for-laughing-during-mass-looting-in-philadelphia