Blue jean bandits strike

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Blue jean bandits strike

Blue jean bandits hit a Virginia-Highland boutique two days in a row.

Blue jean bandits struck a high-end Virginia-Highland clothing boutique early Tuesday, making off with thousands of dollars in clothing. The smash-and-grab burglary happened just before 4 a.m. It was the second straight morning the store was burglarized.

Winter Hodges cleans up broken glass.

The crooks made off with True Religion blue jeans priced at over $200-$250 a pair.

Store owner Winter Hodges cleans up before dawn.

Joggers run by the damaged store front.

Store owner Winter Hodges cleans up.

Winter Hodges cleans up broken glass early Tuesday.

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Blue jean bandits struck a high-end Virginia-Highland clothing boutique early Tuesday, making off with thousands of dollars in clothing. The smash-and-grab burglary happened just before 4 a.m. It was the second straight morning the store was burglarized.

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