Smash-and-grab burglars hit Melrose streetwear stores

Wednesday, October 3, 2018
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The search is on for a team of smash-and-grab burglars who made off with thousands of dollars in streetwear and other merchandise from two West Hollywood stores.

The two burglaries happened just a day apart on Melrose Avenue.
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Surveillance video shows the burglars using a series of tools - first bolt cutters, then a motorized saw and finally a sledgehammer - to break open the front door of one store.

Cellphone video from a witness at another store shows them carrying out merchandise and fleeing in a hurry in two getaway cars.

The two stores they hit were BAPE and Cool Kicks LA.
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The owner of one store said the store alarm went off, but the burglars were in and out within minutes, making off with possibly more than $100,000 worth of clothing.

The Los Angeles Police Department is looking for the suspects. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-877-LAPD-24-7.
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