Burglars smash into El Cajon store, steal thousands in jewelry

EL CAJON, Calif. (KABC) -- Burglars bashed their way into a Southern California jewelry store taking thousands of dollars in merchandise in the process.

Police are now trying to catch the smash-and-grab thieves.

Nearly $50,000 in jewelry was taken from the store in El Cajon.

A lot of display cases were damaged as well.

The suspects were in-and out in less than a minute.

A trail of merchandise was left in the parking lot due to the quick getaway.