Dozens of boxes of the popular Labubu toy totaling around $7,000 were stolen from a store in La Puente, California, this week, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The burglary happened around 1:29 a.m. on Aug. 6 at One Stop Sales, a store known for its Labubu dolls and accessories.
“We worked so hard to get to this point, [only] for them just to come in and like nothing take it all away,” Joanna Avendano, co-owner of One Stop Sales, told local ABC station KABC-TV on Thursday.
The shop has since posted surveillance footage of the incident on social media. One video shows at least four masked people breaking into the store, ransacking shelves and fleeing with boxes of merchandise.
Avendano also shared images of the aftermath, showing shattered glass at the entrance and scattered products on the floor.
Deputies told ABC News Thursday that the suspects remain at large but they have recovered the stolen white Toyota Tacoma used in the crime.
Labubus, which debuted in China in 2015, have exploded in global popularity, spotted on celebrities like Rihanna, Lizzo and BLACKPINK’s Lisa and growing into a billion-dollar industry.
Revenue for Pop Mart, the Chinese designer toy company behind Labubus, doubled in 2024, reaching $1.8 billion, according to Pop Mart’s annual financial report. While the doll retails for about $30, they can go for hundreds and sometimes even thousands of dollars on the resale market.