$7K worth of Labubu dolls stolen from Los Angeles store, authorities say

LOS ANGELES — A group of masked thieves stole about $7,000 worth of Labubu dolls from a Los Angeles-area store this past week, authorities said.

The incident took place early Wednesday morning at a store in La Puente, a city about 18 miles east of Los Angeles, the LA County Sheriff's Department said.

The department said the suspects used a stolen Toyota Tacoma, which was recovered shortly after the incident. The agency said it was investigating the case and did not have additional information.

Labubu dolls , created by Hong Kong-born artist Kasing Lung, became 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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