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   From: rkoch@banmlkday.com   
      
   MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A mob of people ransacked at least two gas   
   stations in Memphis over the weekend.   
      
   Shocking cell phone video shows about 40 people storming into   
   the Exxon Gas Station on Airways Blvd just after 10:30 p.m.,   
   Saturday night.   
      
   And it was all caught on camera.   
      
   https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/fox13memphis.com/co   
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   WATCH: Video shows flash mob robbery at Airways Express   
      
   One by one police said the suspects grabbed merchandise from the   
   store, including snacks, drinks, alcohol and whatever they saw.   
      
   “When I saw this, it just broke my heart,” said the Exxon gas   
   station owner.   
      
   FOX13 spoke with the owner who was out of town during the time   
   of the robbery.   
      
   He didn't want to be identified, because he's worried his other   
   stores could be targeted out of retaliation.   
      
   He said this was the first time ever his store was ransacked.   
      
   “It was a bunch of them that came in the same cars. They just   
   break the pumps. I just can’t believe why they did this. They   
   come inside the store and damage all our stuff,” said the Exxon   
   gas station owner.   
      
   They left the store with about $2,000 worth of goods.   
      
   Just 90 mins later, the thieves hit another gas station. This   
   time, they ransacked ‘Fill and Go’ on Third St.   
      
   https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/fox13memphis.com/co   
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   WATCH: Flash mob at Fill-N-Go store on South Third Street, video   
   shows   
      
   The store was filled with people stealing everything they can   
   find.   
      
   Police said one of the suspects wearing a black Nike ski mask   
   and hoodie pointed a gun at one of the employees.   
      
   MPD released a description of the man pointing the rifle,   
   reporting that he left in the passenger seat of a white, newer   
   model Mitsubishi Outlander with unknown tags.   
      
   The driver, MPD said, was a woman wearing a black pullover and a   
   green T-shirt.   
      
   About $9,000 worth of damage was done to the store and $15,000   
   worth of merchandise was stolen.   
      
   FOX13 went digging and found there is an alternative for   
   business owners to stop incidents like this.   
      
   An automated convenience store called SmartMart at the   
   intersection of White Station Road and Park Ave allows customers   
   to shop without getting out of the car and contacting a store   
   employee.   
      
   SmartMart’s chief operating officer Ashlee Hendry said the drive-   
   by convenience stores did not have any thefts in several years.   
      
   “We do not have any type of shoplifting. We had hardly any theft   
   in the 20 years we’ve been in business. Our employees are safe   
   behind a computer screen,” said SmartMart’s chief operating   
   officer Ashlee Hendry.   
      
   https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/flash-mob-burglars-hit-2-   
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