South St. Louis (KSDK)-- St. Louis Police have several people in custody following a 'smash and grab' break-in at a south city business early Friday.
The target of the vandals was the Radio Shack store in the 3500 block of Hampton Avenue near Potomac Street. The bandits smashed windows in the store front around 1:15 Friday morning, then looted the business taking electronics and various components before fleeing in a vehicle.
Patrol officers spotted the vehicle a short time later near I-44 and Hampton and gave chase, following the car into north St. Louis where the alleged culprits abandoned the vehicle and ran into a nearby residence.
Detectives quickly rounded up the alleged suspect and took them to police headquarters for questioning.