The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) on Friday said that more than a dozen suspects who were arrested in connection to a recent smash-and-grab retail theft spree that has hit several local businesses have been released. Speaking at a news conference, LAPD Chief Michel Moore and Mayor Eric Garcetti, said none of the alleged thieves remain in custody, noting that one of the suspects is a minor. “In the 14 arrests that have been made, all the suspects taken into custody are out of custody, either as a result of one juvenile, or the others as a result of bailing out or zero-bail criteria,” Moore said. The suspects are believed to be connected in 11 instances of robberies and assaults on store employees that took place from mid-to-end November. The smash-and-grab-style crimes include four robberies, six burglaries, and one grand theft, Moore explained. Several suspects worked in tandem to steal …