"Video of the robbery circulating online shows the masked people carrying what appears to be pick axes, crow bars and tire irons. At one point, video appears to show the shop's front doors lock the robbers inside, before one of them fires off several shots through the glass, allowing the group to escape to getaway cars parked in the lot's valet area."
""We're not sharing details about the store's security to avoid compromising employee safety or revealing their security measures," police spokesperson Lt. Leysy Pelayo said in a statement Thursday. "Based on video footage released, it appeared the suspects were unable to open the doors as they may have been locked just before one of the individuals shot through the glass door.""
"Arrested in relation to the Monday robbery of Heller Jewelers were Michael Ray, 31; Jimmy Ray, 27; Ira Austin, 19; Jahkeal McGolthin, 18; Jacques Samuel, 18; DeAndre Demisse, 19, and a 17-year-old male juvenile, all from Oakland. The Contra Costa District Attorney's Office had not charged them as of Thursday morning. Pelayo did not say whether the suspects were in possession of any stolen property when they were arrested."
At about 1:50 p.m. at the City Center Bishop Rancho shopping center, at least 20 masked robbers stormed Heller Jewelers, smashed cases, grabbed merchandise and fled in multiple getaway cars. Some participants reportedly carried guns and tools such as pick axes, crow bars and tire irons. The store's front doors appeared to lock the robbers inside before an individual fired shots through the glass, allowing the group to escape. Six men and a 17-year-old juvenile from Oakland were arrested in relation to the incident; others remain sought. Drones and a helicopter tracked suspects after a car chase was suspended for public safety. The Contra Costa District Attorney's Office had not filed charges as of Thursday morning.
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