store, stealing sledgehammers and crow bars. it was crazy. it was crazy. reporter: another smash-and-grab crew in los angeles hit a high-end designer store, prompting police to go on an all-hands-on-deck tactical alert. but it s not keeping shoppers away. i m not concerned, personally. i m more concerned for people that work in the stores. it seems really frightening, but hopefully i see more security walking around, so hopefully people will be okay. reporter: the rash of robberies has now turned deadly. a security guard that was protecting a news crew in san francisco that was covering the crime spree died today. the former police officer was shot on wednesday when the gunman tried to steal a news camera. of course, that hits close to home for all of us. carter. evans: sad news. lilia, thank you. and straight ahead on the cbs weekend news, chasing down drug runners on the high seas. we ll take you along. hitting the return key as locked down writers go old school. and la