American law enforcement officials plan to monitor social media websites, including Facebook and Twitter, to fight the latest criminal phenomenon: flash mobs, The Washington Times reported.
Organized largely through text messages and via Facebook and Twitter, the gangs of unruly youths this summer have beaten and robbed citizens in Philadelphia, disrupted a fireworks display outside Cleveland, attacked fairgoers in Wisconsin and looted a 7-Eleven in Germantown.
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American law enforcement officials plan to monitor social media websites, including Facebook and Twitter, to fight the latest criminal phenomenon: flash mobs, The Washington Times reported.