Crooks try getaway after daytime smash-and-grab heist of Rolex watches in downtown Chicago — but time runs out on them

Six men have been arrested and charged in connection with a daytime smash-and-grab heist of Rolex watches in downtown Chicago amid President Donald Trump’s plan to send in the National Guard to help lower the city’s crime rate.

CWBChicago reported that the robbery took place Friday at a Rolex store on the city’s Magnificent Mile. The men approached display windows and used hammers to smash their way in to steal the watches. The thieves were able to steal five Rolexes valued at $170,500 before running to a getaway car.

‘Organized retail thieves need to understand we take these crimes extremely seriously and will prosecute offenders to the fullest extent of the law.’

But Chicago police responded to the scene and tracked down the suspects with a police helicopter.

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