Burglars smashing the windows and doors of shops in daring fashion and at lightning speed, then making off with high-value, easy-to-snatch goods. Jewelry stores have become the targets of many of these thieves.

Chicago police are investigating after thieves broke into a Foot Locker store overnight in the loop Police said officers responded to a burglar alarm just before 2 a.m. at the store at State and Monroe.

A small sledgehammer was used by a group of five robbers to smash several display cases at Griffin Jewellery Designs at Niagara Pen Centre early Thursday afternoon.