Labubu dolls worth $10,000 stolen from Los Angeles store
Masked robbers were captured on CCTV stealing boxes of the popular toys from a California toy store.
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A group of masked thieves stole about $US7000 ($10,000) worth of Labubu dolls from a Los Angeles-area store, authorities said.
The incident took place last Wednesday morning at a store in La Puente, a city about 29 km east of Los Angeles, the LA County Sheriff's Department said.
The department said the suspects used a stolen SUV in the incident, which was recovered shortly afterward.
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The agency said it was investigating the case and did not have additional information.
Labubu dolls, created by Hong Kong-born artist Kasing Lung, have become a popular collectible item a decade after the toothy monsters were first introduced.
Toy vendor One Stop Sales said in an Instagram post that the thieves took all of the store's inventory and trashed the establishment.
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The store posted surveillance footage showing a group of people wearing hoodies and face coverings breaking in.
The suspects are seen shuffling through items and carrying boxes out of the shop.
"We are still in shock," the store said in its post, urging people to help find the thieves.
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