A group of thieves carried out a brazen smash-and-grab robbery at the Gold Coast Rolex store in the middle of Friday afternoon.
A group of smash-and-grab robbers broke through the windows of a Rolex store in Chicago 's Gold Coast neighborhood Friday afternoon, snatching watches on display before leading police on a chase to the South Side.
Chicago police were notified about a group of men in ski masks that had just broken into the Rolex store in the 700 block of North Michigan Avenue around 2:40 p.m., according to police scanner audio. The robbers snatched the watches on display out of the window; Rolex does not have watches on display inside their store. Viewings are by appointment only. Watches could be seen dangling from the broken glass in the aftermath of the robbery.Shots were fired during the robbery but there was some confusion about whether they were fired by the robbers or security officers at the store.The robbers then fled the scene in a car. Police were able to catch up with them at the Dan Ryan Expressway, according to the police scanner, thanks to a CPD helicopter that was flying. The robbers then led Chicago police on an 11 minute chase to 69th and Peoria in the city's Englewood neighborhood.Four people were taken into custody in Englewood, according to police scanner. CBS News Chicago has reached out to the Chicago Police Department for more information and are waiting to hear back.
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