MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A century-old family business in Martin County is picking up the pieces after a targeted smash-and-grab burglary early Sunday morning. Two suspects broke through the glass doors of Sewell Hardware in Stuart, making off with thousands of dollars in DeWalt power tools in under a minute.
Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek explained that the nature of the burglary suggests the suspects were not acting on impulse. “We don’t have any real solid leads to work on. And we’re out there again every night trying to do our patrols and prevent this from happening. But these individuals clearly knew what they were targeting. They’ve done their homework, and they got in and out rapidly,” Budensiek said.
The primary clue currently available to detectives is a distinct Gucci jacket worn by one of the suspects, which features the phrase Blind for Love. Despite the store’s location near several other businesses, no other solid leads have surfaced…