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Best Buy Robbed by Large Group in Minnesota on Black Friday

A group of between 20 and 30 people robbed a Best Buy in Burnsville, Minn., on Black Friday, stealing an unknown amount of merchandise.

The group overtook the Best Buy around 8 p.m., according to a spokeswoman for the Burnsville Police Department, stealing electronics and other merchandise. The suspects fled before police arrived.

Carissa Larsen, the spokeswoman, said police arrived at 8:05 p.m., but the suspects had already fled by that time. Larsen was unsure who placed the 911 call.

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Larsen said she could not recall another incident like this one in recent history, but police do not at this time believe the crime could happen again.

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Also on Friday, police said a smaller group broke into another Best Buy in a mall near Burnsville.

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The Best Buy groups ransacked the stores while they were open, unlike many other smash-and-grab robberies where the suspects ransack stores after hours.

The CEO of Best Buy, Corie Barry, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” her employees were traumatized by the crimes.

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