Police say that smash-and-grab robberies at Nordstrom, Louis Vuitton, and Best Buy were organized on social media by groups of people who had never met

Police say that several of the recent smash-and-grab robberies that took place in stores around San Francisco and Minneapolis were organized on social media apps by groups of people who had never met. The news was first reported by The Wall Street Journal Monday.

The incidents include the recent robbery of a Nordstrom store in Walnut Creek, California, a Louis Vuitton store in San Francisco, and three separate Best Buy stores in a Minneapolis suburb. All the incidents took place in November.