California smash-and-grab gangs strike again, steal $25,000 in high-end goods

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California robbery gangs have struck again, swiping an estimated $25,000 in high-end goods after attacking a security guard with bear spray, according to local reports.

About five thieves — one in a distinctive orange wig — struck around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday at a Nordstrom in Canoga Park, KABC said of the latest in a plague of such smash-and-grab raids.

After spraying the guard, they snatched up to eight expensive handbags before fleeing in a newer model gray Ford Mustang, the station said.

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It is just the latest such robbery in California — including at least two other Nordstrom stores.

One of the chains was targeted Saturday, with wild footage showing an estimated 90 looters raiding the Walnut Creek branch in minutes.

An employee was also sprayed in that attack, while two others were punched and kicked, a spokesperson told NBC News at the time.

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Shops in the San Francisco Bay Area have been repeatedly targeted in the crime spree. An Apple store in Santa Rosa was knocked over Wednesday morning, with four men fleeing with $20,000 in goods, cops said.

Some experts blame the brazen crimes on a 2014 city law that lessened the penalty for shoplifting to a misdemeanor if the theft is less than $950.

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