in our national lead, the recent wave of mass smash and grab robberies at stores across the country appears to be getting worse. police in minnesota say at least 30 people robbed a best buy store there. multiple incidents have been reported in california, including one where as many as ten thieves made off with sledgehammers and crow bars from a home depot. josh campbell is live with us. what are police departments doing to try to stop this flurry of organized mass burglaries. surging additional resources is topping that list. various departments across the country have been increasing patrols at areas near the retail locations to prevent the follow-on type of brazen robberies. here in los angeles, the department has placed their officers on tactical alert which means there are additional officers available to respond should they see another one of those. up in oakland, opd will have