Some smash-and-grab robberies followed by store closings

John Spink/jspink@ajc.com

The co-owner of Blue Genes, Jennifer Arrendale steps out of the broken glass of her store Monday after seeing it for the first time. Atlanta police investigated the crime scene In the latest smash-and-grab robbery, where thieves broke into a blue jeans store near Lenox Mall in Atlanta at 3400 Around Lenox Rd NE Ste 214 early Monday, June 8, 2009 making off with two van loads of merchandise. The bandits used a rock to smash the front window of the Blue Genes store at the Shops Around Lenox, adjacent to Lenox Mall. The robbery occurred just after 4 a.m. No details were immediately available on what the thieves took.