California targets smash-and-grabs with $267 million program aimed at 'brazen' store thefts

California will spend $267 million to help dozens of local law enforcement agencies increase patrols, buy surveillance equipment and conduct other activities.

It follows a string of brazen luxury store robberies in recent months , where dozens of individuals come into a store and begin stealing en masse.

Video showed a chaotic scene, with masked thieves running through the store dragging a display rack behind them.