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FLASH MOB THEFT In this security footage, a group of shoplifters rush in and grab coats and other clothing items from a Premium Outlets store before rushing out of the building. The group got away with an estimated $30,000 in merchandise.

Six men have been identified as suspects in the “flash mob” retail theft at North Face in Pleasant Prairie, with warrants issued for their arrests.

The six men were charged Monday with felony retail theft. Two of the men were taken into custody. The four others are being sought with $50,000 warrants for their arrest.

The six are alleged to have been among 10 people who rushed into the North Face store in the Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets mall, 11211 120th Ave., on July 1.

The group is alleged to have grabbed armfuls of coats and fled with them to waiting vehicles, getting in and out of the store in 30 seconds.

According to the criminal complaint, the value of the goods stolen was $33,723.

The security video of the theft was circulated by news media and on social media.

That widely shared video led to the six men being identified.

Pleasant Prairie Police Chief David Smetana said his department has received calls about the case from media across the country and from as far away as Japan.