Arrests in Recent Smash-n-Grabs

Police said they may have found the suspects behind recent smash and grab burglaries. The news comes after authorities raided a home in southeast Atlanta.

Investigators said that they may have found the one house that could connect all the recent smash-and-grab burglaries around Atlanta.

A witness, who declined to be interviewed by reporters, said he first notice several men behind the southeast Atlanta home removing tags from merchandise.

Authorities said the witness told them they suspects pulled up in two cars and looked like they were trying to break into the home, so he called police.

When police arrived and ran the plates on the vehicles, they came back stolen – one from an armed robbery.

"(Officers) entered the residence where they found 11 suspects – six of them had crawled into a crawl space," said Atlanta Police Sgt. Lisa Keyes.

Once inside, police said they found thousands of dollars of merchandise.

"Right now, we estimated it to be miscellaneous clothing articles, shirts, jeans – maybe an estimation of about $10,000 in worth," said Keyes.

Samaria Tuer, who owns the home, said she had been gone three weeks and that her 16-year-old son had been staying with her daughter.

"I just got a call that my house was broken into," said Tuer. "Inside was what?" "Stolen goods, the house tore up. It's just messed up. There's nothing I can do," said Tuer.

Her son is one of the 11 arrested.

"Do you think your son was connected to it?" "Evidently, if he was in there," said Tuer.

Police said they have detained all 11 people. They said it is no surprise at the number of arrest because the crimes were committed by a large group of culprits.