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Vuitton store. more than $100 the grand in handbags and more was stolen. in downtown san francisco this past weekend, another vuitton store and more hit by a mob. >> this is not a problem limited to san francisco. >> reporter: just outside the city, burglars, their arms filled withmerch made their getaway. an employee was pepper sprayed during the brazen way. >> probably saw 50 to 80 people with ski masks, crow bars, a bunch of weapons. >> reporter: fthey fled in ten cars. three arrests were made, two guns were recovered. sunday night, another raid at another barrier mall. >> the thing that we...

Store, stealing sledgehammers and crow bars. >> it was crazy. it was crazy. >> reporter: another smash-and-grab crew in los angeles hit a high-end designer store, prompting police to go on an all-hands-on-deck tactical alert. but it's not keeping shoppers away. >> i'm not concerned, personally. i'm more concerned for people that work in the stores. it seems really frightening, but hopefully i see more security walking around, so hopefully people will be okay. >> reporter: the rash of robberies has now turned deadly. a security guard that was protecting a news crew in san francisco that was cov...

Ready for it. maybe they think they wouldn't be because they think we already got hit. what is the thought process there? >> christi, this is when cops have to think like criminals. you have to start looking at the patterns that they're establishing and yeah, you may think they may not come back, but if the store restocks, if they put more inventory up in the window, up on display, those thieves might come back. i mean, if you're walking out with 100 grand worth of goods, why not take the chance again. they have to be captured, fully prosecuted to the extent of the law, and we have to break th...

Barged into a home depot, stole sledgehammers, crow bars and other tools. we are seeing a surge in brazen robberies, smash and grab as they're called. officers are scrambling to prevent the next big one. and this is leading holiday shoppers to be on edge. the police chief in san francisco said retail workers are, quote, terrified of smash and grab robberies. take a look at this one. this is one that is -- i think it stunned me when i watched it. you hear smash and grab, you think of a couple people. this is a high end retailer. this was at louis vuitton in oak brook, illinois. 14 people, at le...

Turn at two shopping centers. authorities say a shooter in durham, north carolina, injured three people and three others were hurt during the evacuation. one person was detained. in tacoma, washington, one person was hospitalized after a shooting. police are still searching for a suspect. a home depot in california was also hit friday. police say the suspects made off with hammers, crow bars and other tools. it's the latest in a brazen string of thefts targeting retail stores across the country. paula sandoval joins me now. you hear this and i can't help but think about the people who work i...