FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-- Despite punishing winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma, several reports of looting are coming in from around Fort Lauderdale.
Crews from affiliate station WPLG caught a group breaking into a sportswear store.
A group also reportedly looted a Foot Locker store in the same area.
South Florida police vowed to monitor the streets to prevent looting. But winds are so unsafe it's not known if units were on patrol.
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