Smash-and-grabs go for eyeglasses
When three young men in hooded sweatshirts entered Bauer's Optical in Alexandria, Va., one recent afternoon, "they came in asking for Cartier" eyeglass frames, said the store's general manager, Jackie Vaughan.
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When three young men in hooded sweatshirts entered Bauer's Optical in Alexandria, Va., one recent afternoon, "they came in asking for Cartier" eyeglass frames, said the store's general manager, Jackie Vaughan.
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