Wild video captured a group of thieves breaking into a store in New Jersey and ransacking the place before making off with a bunch of designer handbags.
Eyewitness News reporter Anthony Johnson spoke to the couple who owns the store in Montclair.
Store owner Arlene Carrini says the crew of thieves must have had prior knowledge and knew exactly what to steal. After several attempts, they busted through the front window of Nouvelle and One Savvy Design, a consignment store which sold high-end handbags.
“They knew exactly where to go because we have all these Chanel bags, we had just finished doing a TikTok and so they knew that the bags were here and that’s where they went,” Arlene Carrini said.
The suspects were driving in a late-model BMW and cruised along Valley Road, apparently making sure the coast was clear.
They parked on a side street and jumped out of the car wearing masks and had their heads covered. They left very few clues.
“They knew where the more expensive ones were, we had a Birkin, we had Chanel bags, Saint Laurent, there was some Gucci and Louis, and it’s just sad,” Carrini said.