HOUSTON — New video obtained by KHOU 11 News shows a group of accused serial burglars at work at the Houston Camera Exchange.
Brett Kennedy is the general manager of the store.
"They got so much stuff, but what really got us was how much cleanup there was. There was glass everywhere," he said.
On Friday, Kennedy shared surveillance video that showed the moments three men broke into his store in March -- using a sledgehammer to smash through glass cases and grabbing everything in sight.
"They took trash cans from the back, dumped the trash out and just racked things in the trash cans," Kennedy said.
Kennedy said the video reminded him of a heist film and more than $150,000 worth of product was stolen from his store that night.
He said he was surprised to learn that his store was one of 76 businesses listed in court documents tied to a four-man crew accused of hitting businesses all over Houston.
Augustine Uresti and Ricardo Middleton are charged with engaging in organized crime. Torrean Potts and Ronnie O'Bryant are charged with burglary and arson.
"We're ready to bring justice to the community," Harris County Assistant District Attorney Jacob Salinas said.
He's the lead prosecutor on the case.
"They had individuals going in the store ... take whatever property they could ... while another would be in the car acting as a lookout," Salinas said.
According to Salinas, the crew's crime spree began last October and lasted until April when police used Flock license plate reader cameras and surveillance video to zero in on a rental car that had been used in numerous burglaries.
He said that following the car led to two of the suspects getting caught red-handed.
According to Salinas, a search of their phones blew the case wide open.
"As most of the population is familiar, the smartphones, they track your location," Salinas said.
He said location data synched with the time tied them to many of the burglaries. Police said messages on the phones led to two more suspects being arrested. He said they also found a bulletproof vest and stolen weapons.
It was a complex investigation that was aided by the help of several task forces and agencies, including the Houston Police Department Central Crime Suppression Team, HPD North Priority Investigative Unit, the Houston Arson Bureau and the Webster Police Department.
Salinas said he thinks there are more victims out there and asked anyone who thinks they might be one to call HPD.