Detectives are investigating two break and enters on the Gold Coast this morning.
Around 3:30am two men wearing hoodies have got out of a white Ford Territory and forced entry into a Burleigh Waters shopping centre on West Burleigh Road.
Initial investigations suggest two men have forced entry into the premises and then used a crowbar to smash the glass shopfront of a jewellery store along with multiple glass counters inside the shop.
A significant amount of jewellery was taken.
In another incident, a white Mercedes Benz SUV has driven through the locked doors of a Runaway Bay Shopping Centre on Morala Avenue just after 4am.
The vehicle has then travelled through the complex and smashed into the doors of a jewellery store.
A number of people have exited the vehicle and entered the shop, stealing a number of items.
The offenders have fled in the SUV which was located a short distance away.
Investigations into whether the incidents are linked are underway and anyone with information about either incident is urged to contact police.
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