DC smash-and-grab crew steals $250K worth of items from Chanel store, discharge fire extinguisher, police say
Security video from inside the Chanel store shows one suspect using a fire extinguisher during the robbery, police said
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Five retail theft suspects made off with around $250,000 worth of merchandise from a Chanel store in Washington D.C. during a smash-and-grab in which one of the thieves discharged a fire extinguisher, police said.
The crew targeted the store at around 5 p.m. Sunday, the Metropolitan Police Department said. They entered the luxury handbag shop and began taking merchandise, police said.
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Retail theft suspects are seen in a Chanel store in Washington D.C. where a fire extinguisher was used, police said. (Metropolitan Police Department)
Video footage from inside the shop appeared to show one suspect grabbing multiple handbags while another used the extinguisher.
A special police officer, commissioned officers assigned to protect specific properties or areas, was hit with the contents of the extinguisher, police said. A Chanel security guard fired one shot during the robbery but no one was struck, Fox DC reported, citing MPD Second District Commander Tatjana Savoy.
Five suspects are being sought in a Washington D.C. retail store robbery. (Metropolitan Police Department)
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No arrests have been made. Authorities have not released descriptions of the suspects.