'Defiant' Crowd Breaks Down Doors at King of Prussia Mall Before Swatch Release, Police Say

Crowd seeking new Swatch x AP watch release forces closure at KOP Mall

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - A large crowd gathered before dawn Saturday at the King of Prussia Mall, prompting a heavy police response and delaying the mall's opening for two hours after hundreds of people attempted to enter the building ahead of a highly anti

Swatch store at KOP Mall closed after disturbance ahead of watch release: Police

The Swatch store at the King of Prussia Mall was closed Saturday after hundreds of people tried to enter the business ahead of its new watch release, police say. Police said around 4 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, officers learned that a group of “several hundred” people were attempting to enter the mall ahead of the launch of the new Swatch watch. Authorities said officers told the group that they needed to move back from the doors and stop trying t…

'Defiant' crowd breaks down doors at King of Prussia Mall before Swatch release, police say

Police say hundreds gathered outside King of Prussia Mall before a Swatch release, with some breaking down doors before one arrest.