FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Police have been investigating a rash of smash-and-grab burglaries across South Florida, and two more incidents happened Wednesday morning in Broward County. A surveillance camera captured video of a crime at the Computer Sights store in the 2400 block of North Federal Highway at about 5 a.m. The video showed the criminals walking up to the store and smashing the glass in the front door with what appeared to be a crow bar.

The crooks pulled the shattered pane away, and six masked men stormed inside to grab the goods, including laptops and LCD monitors. They were inside for less than 80 seconds and got away with thousands of dollars’ worth of high-priced electronics.

“It’s pretty amazing. It was almost like an Olympic event to see how quickly they could actually pull out the smash-and-grab glass and also get in the store and get out of the store,” said store owner Todd Myers.

Myers knew his store was being hit before police did. The second the burglars entered the store, the surveillance cameras e-mailed an image to his phone.

Wednesday morning’s crime is the latest in a string of smash-and-grabs at South Florida computer stores. There have been nearly a dozen such burglaries in the last month and it’s the same story each time: A group of masked men burst in, grab the goods and they’re gone.

Last week, robbers were caught on tape rummaging through a CompUSA store in Fort Lauderdale.

“Once word gets out how easy it is, I think people are just joining up for the money. It’s free to them. They just sell it on the streets and keep the money,” said Wilton Manors Police Chief Investigator David Jones.

On Wednesday morning, officers with the Wilton Manors police arrested three suspects in a break-in at a Radio Shack store on Oakland Park Boulevard. Police said they’re the same people who robbed the Computer Sights store earlier in the day.

One of the men arrested, 24-year-old Roshad Pearson, was picked up by Hialeah police following a smash-and-grab heist there two weeks ago. Officers are now comparing notes in the case.

While police believe that most of the ring is still on the loose, detectives feel they are closing in on the main culprits.

“It may not seem like a lot getting three guys out of 12, but all we need is one guy to start talking and you dismantle the whole organization,” said Sgt. Frank Sousa with the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.