Masked robbers steal $30,000 worth of Labubu dolls in La Puente smash-and-grab

A resale shop in La Puente, California, is pleading for help after masked robbers stole an estimated $30,000 worth of Labubu dolls in an early morning smash-and-grab on August 6.

Surveillance footage shows the suspects breaking the front door of One Stop Sales before heading directly to a display stocked with the popular collectible figures. Store owner Joanna Avendano told ABC7 that the thieves ignored all other merchandise and targeted only Labubu dolls.

“There was a lot taken, maybe like around $30,000 or more of inventory,” Avendano said. “We worked so hard to get to this point, and for them to just come in and, like nothing, take it all away, it’s really bad.”

Labubu dolls, produced by Pop Mart, retail for about $30 but can fetch hundreds or even thousands of dollars on the resale market. Avendano believes the burglary may have been planned, noting she had recently shared news of a new shipment on social media.

Following the theft, she posted online asking for help in identifying the suspects seen in the store’s security footage. “Today we got robbed, they took all of our inventory and trashed our store. We are still in shock. Please help us find these thieves,” she wrote.