Smash-and-grab burglars hit 3 small businesses in Hollywood and Koreatown
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Smash-and-grab burglars were at large after targeting three small businesses in the Hollywood and Koreatown areas of Los Angeles early Tuesday morning, authorities said.
The locations included Hae Jang Chon, a popular Korean barbecue restaurant in the 3800 block of Sixth Street, Sally Beauty Supply in the 5800 block of Santa Monica Boulevard, and Sweet Corner Coffee and Cake in the 5100 block of Melrose Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The burglaries happened between 4:30 a.m. and 5 a.m., and LAPD spokesperson said.
A safe was stolen from the coffee shop. Workers at the beauty supply store told Eyewitness News nothing was taken, while a purse belonging to someone on the restaurant's cleaning crew was stolen.
It's unclear if anything was taken from the three businesses.
The suspects were described only as three men who fled the scenes in a white SUV.
Video from AIR7 HD showed an employee sweeping up shattered glass on the sidewalk in front of Hae Jang Chon, where a large window had been shattered. At Sally Beauty Supply, the thieves apparently gained entry by smashing the glass front door.
