Some call for federal response as smash-and-grab robberies increase [View all]

WASHINGTON (TND) — Smash-and-grab break-ins are putting businesses on high alert. Big box stores and boutiques alike have been victims of a crippling crime wave hitting across the country. Now, there are calls to crack down on the thieves, with retail experts demanding Congress take action to curb the crime.

Surveillance video obtained by The National Desk shows a thief ramming his car into the front of a locally-owned business in Portland, Oregon.

"It’s a state of emergency out here," store owner Gabe Findley told The National Desk’s Ryan Smith. "It’s like the wild, wild west."

Findley says $15,000 worth of merchandise was swiped from his store, Street Vault, in seconds.WASHINGTON (TND) — Smash-and-grab break-ins are putting businesses on high alert. Big box stores and boutiques alike have been victims of a crippling crime wave hitting across the country. Now, there are calls to crack down on the thieves, with retail experts demanding Congress take action to curb the crime.

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