Six people were arrested in connection with a series of burglaries and smash-and-grab robberies across Southern California in September, according to Riverside County authorities.
Deputies were called to the 72800 block of Highway 111 in Palm Desert on August 9 at around 2:15 p.m. after they were made aware of a robbery that happened at a jewelry store in the area, according to a news release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.
Multiple callers reported that four masked people entered the store with hammers, which they used to destroy several display cases. Authorities said that more than $87,000 worth of merchandise was stolen before they fled…