CHICAGO (WGN) — Six people have been charged with theft, burglary and criminal damage to property following a robbery at the Rolex Boutique store on Chicago's Magnificent Mile on Friday.

The offenders allegedly broke the store’s exterior glass windows and display cases with a hammer and stole five watches totaling $170,500.

Police say employees and shoppers were inside the store taking shelter in a security room when the burglary occurred. They watched the heist unfold on security cameras.

The group led law enforcement on a chase down Lake Shore Drive and the Dan Ryan Expressway after the incident. A Chicago Police Department helicopter followed them.

The offenders crashed the vehicle and were apprehended on foot, according to information presented in court. No one was injured during t

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