ST. LOUIS — A smash and grab in the city’s Tower Grove South neighborhood. Burglars broke the front door of the Girlfriend’s Boutique at Gravois and Bamberger.

surveillance video shows one person standing outside while at least four others exit with boxes and clothing The owner says they may have gotten away with $20,000 worth of merchandise, including a gun.


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“They took a whole bunch of designer T-shirts. A whole bunch of Jay’s. Breaking the window, took the cash register with money in it, and took a legal firearm. They were snatching stuff on the way out. You can see it on the camera,” said Brian Jones owner, Girlfriend’s Boutique.

The owner says break-ins are common in South St. Louis Plaza.