Dozens of masked thieves drove a car through a San Jose, CA, jewelry store and proceeded to steal merchandise as some of them assaulted the elderly owner.
The robbery occurred at the Kim Hung jewelry store on Friday, approximately 2:10 PM Pacific Time.
The robbers took axes and hammers to the cases, smashing and grabbing everything they could touch.
Police said suspects backed a car through the front of the store before “multiple suspects” – at least one of which was armed with a gun – entered, broke display cases, took jewelry and fled in several vehicles.Surveillance video from the scene that was shared on social media shows the car smashing through the jewelry store window before a large crowd of suspects wearing masks and dressed in black enter. The video shows one of the people who was working in the store struggling with a few of the suspects before being pushed to the ground.Police did not say if anyone was reported to be injured in the robbery, though Board Member and Treasurer of the East Bay Rental Housing Association Chris Moore – who identified himself as a friend of the jewelry store owner’s relative – said the 88-year-old owner of the store suffered a stroke and injuries from broken glass.
Moore said the man received treatment at the hospital and went home on Sunday.
Thank goodness he is okay.
The thugs caused around $50,000 to $100,000 worth of damage. The owners refuse to disclose the value of the stolen jewelry.
I honestly don’t blame them.
According to The San Francisco Chronicle, the police have not identified the thieves, and they remain at large.
I’ve lost count of how many times we’ve written about smash-and-grab robberies in California, let alone burglary sprees.
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