MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Minneapolis police are sounding the alarm on what they are calling a smash-and-grab crime trend happening across the metro.

Sounding the alarm

The backstory:

The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) said property crime patterns have increased dramatically in the past month.

"In Minneapolis, over 500 since we’ve had this problem we believe are connected to the spree," Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said on Tuesday.

Latest spree:

Shattered glass lined both sides of the street on Nicollet Avenue near 22nd Street in Minneapolis, where multiple parked cars had their windows smashed in the early morning hours on Tuesday.

In the most recent spree, MPD said there have been more than 100 reports of cars damaged overnight all across the city.

"It’s multiple in

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