JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released new video on Tuesday that shows the inside of a Game Stop burglary. Officers arrested several people for a string of smash-and-grab incidents that occurred at several video gaming stores between Dec. 30, 2023, and Jan. 1.
One of the three incidents was caught on camera and showed the burglars using a stolen car to ram into a Westside GameStop. The burglars then scurried out of two cars, grabbed what they could and jumped back into the cars and took off.
Five juveniles between the ages of 13 to 17 years old were arrested in connection to burglaries, JSO said on Tuesday.
JSO said over $8,000 in merchandise was stolen and the businesses sustained $50,000 in damages and repair costs.
Watch the surveillance video from inside the store below:
Between December 30, 2023 and January 1, 2024, multiple local businesses that sold video gaming equipment and software were burglarized. These offenders maintained an almost identical routine during each burglary. Using stolen vehicles, these offenders would drive through the… pic.twitter.com/CRKdmzrzKz
— Jax Sheriff’s Office (@JSOPIO) January 23, 2024
Sheriff T.K. Waters issued a response to arrests:
“Driving cars through business doors to gain entry during burglaries is part of a national trend that young people are learning about online. While it is extremely disappointing to see our youth using social media for self-education in criminal behavior, we cannot and will not tolerate crime in our community, even if those committing them are juveniles.”
Sheriff T.K. Waters
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