Cincinnati police say a group of people committed a smash-and-grab theft at a downtown store on Thursday morning.Police said the group robbed the Saks Fifth Avenue at around 10 a.m. Watch this reportCapt. Mike Neville said up to a dozen people ran into the store, took high-end purses and other items and fled in three cars with Illinois plates, all in less than a couple of minutes."I would say they had an idea where it is they wanted and where it was located," Neville said.He said some of the people were wearing hoods, saying that witnesses described the thieves as young-looking."The three cars that rolled up, about 15 teenagers got out. We just came out. A minute later, they came running out with all kind of stuff in their hands. They all dove back in the cars and took off," witness Jeff Barnett said."We just came out of there. We saw a whole section of Louis Vuitton all gone and everything," shopper Kyle Jasper said.Neville said none of the thieves showed any weapon or threatened anyone in the store. He said the incident is similar in style to thefts committed elsewhere in the nation.The store was closed for a time Thursday as police investigated the scene.The store is the same one that thieves rammed a stolen van into two days before Christmas, using the damage to get in and steal items.

Cincinnati police say a group of people committed a smash-and-grab theft at a downtown store on Thursday morning.

Police said the group robbed the Saks Fifth Avenue at around 10 a.m.

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Capt. Mike Neville said up to a dozen people ran into the store, took high-end purses and other items and fled in three cars with Illinois plates, all in less than a couple of minutes.



"I would say they had an idea where it is they wanted and where it was located," Neville said.

He said some of the people were wearing hoods, saying that witnesses described the thieves as young-looking.



"The three cars that rolled up, about 15 teenagers got out. We just came out. A minute later, they came running out with all kind of stuff in their hands. They all dove back in the cars and took off," witness Jeff Barnett said.



"We just came out of there. We saw a whole section of Louis Vuitton all gone and everything," shopper Kyle Jasper said.

Neville said none of the thieves showed any weapon or threatened anyone in the store. He said the incident is similar in style to thefts committed elsewhere in the nation.

The store was closed for a time Thursday as police investigated the scene.

The store is the same one that thieves rammed a stolen van into two days before Christmas, using the damage to get in and steal items.