Fort Worth police said nine people, including a 16-year-old, were arrested in connection to a smash-and-grab last Sunday. Detectives from other cities are investigating if the group is connected to similar crimes in Dallas and Houston.
Fort Worth police said four people acted as lookouts, and a driver stayed behind as well, as four others went inside an El Rancho Supermercado at about 5 p.m. on Feb. 9 and pepper sprayed employees and smashed jewelry cases, taking whatever was inside.
"Suddenly, we couldn't breathe; we started covering our mouths because we started coughing," said Lourdes Torres, who was inside the store and getting ready to check out.
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