Crash-and-grab thieves hit Balenciaga store in Gold Coast

CHICAGO - Thieves crashed a Jeep into the Balenciaga store and made off with an unknown amount of merchandise Tuesday morning in the Gold Coast neighborhood.

A group of people crashed the vehicle into the front window of the luxury clothing store around 5:30 a.m. and stole merchandise from within in the first block of Eask Oak Street, according to Chicago police.

The thieves then got into two waiting vehicles, a white sedan and a black SUV, that drove off southbound.

There were no reported injuries and no arrests.

Area Three detectives are investigating.