Smash-and-Grab Crews Target Jewelry Stores in New England

It's May 1st.

This is Hartford News Today, your AI-powered local news.

Police are on high alert after a quick smash and grab hit, K-Jewlers and Weathersfield

last week.

Three mass suspects busted in, smashed display cases, and grabbed jewelry before vanishing

in under a minute.

This fits a bigger pattern the FBI is chasing across New England.

Since last fall around September, agents have tallied at least 20 similar hits on jewelry

stores and kiosks in Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts.

The FBI's New Haven office is teaming up with local cops through their violent crimes

task force to crack these cases.

Folks in the area are rattled by how bold these crews are getting, hitting spots in

broad daylight or after hours with the same smash for a style.

Store owners are beefing up security, but the fast rags make it tough to stop.

Right now, officials say the crimes look alike in method, but don't point to one organized

ring behind them all.

No word yet on whether the feds are jumping into the Weathersfield probe specifically.

As these investigations heat up, expect more updates on who's behind the bling grabs

shaking up the region.

Stay sharp out there.