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Group steals $20k in products during flash robbery at Lower Macungie Ulta, police say
The flash robbery took just 40 seconds before the thieves fled the store with $20k worth of items.
LOWER MACUNGIE, Pa. - Police say it took a group of masked thieves less than a minute to steal $20k worth of items during a flash robbery at an Ulta Beauty store in Lower Macungie on Monday.
Investigators say five men wearing face coverings entered the Ulta on North Krocks Road around 6:30 p.m. and started filling their bags with beauty products.
The flash robbery took just 40 seconds before the thieves fled the store with $20k worth of items.
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Pennsylvania State Police said the robbers piled into a dark-colored sedan and were last seen on Hamilton Boulevard.
Similar robberies have happened across the country recently, including massive group robbery of a high-end department store in San Fransisco and smash-and-grabs at two Minnestoa Best Buys.
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