"Not only did the robbery lead to thousands of dollars of damage and stolen goods, but the shop's owner suffered a stroke and a heart attack after being pushed over. Thankfully, he is out of the hospital recovering. But District Attorney Jeff Rosen is not letting crimes like this slide. "Organized retail theft gangs are terrorizing our community," Rosen said. "And they're not just destroying storefronts and stealing jewelry - they're destroying dreams.""
"DA Rosen's office is contributing $150,000 to keep those dreams alive. The money will be used for new programs combatting retail crime throughout the county that aims to stop crews who have been linked to the Kim Hung break-in, as well as another in Milpitas. The funding from DA Rosen's office will pay for 200 devices for small businesses throughout Santa Clara County to connect their security systems to San Jose PD's real-time intelligence center. To stop crime in its tracks while it's happening."
"While criminals are changing the way they commit crimes, local leaders are changing the ways to prevent them. "This is absolutely, hundred percent unacceptable and not on our watch in our county," Santa Clara Co. Supervisor Otto Lee said. "We cannot, must not tolerate such violent, disgusting acts.""
Organized crews executed brazen smash-and-grab robberies at jewelry stores in San Jose and Milpitas, causing extensive property loss and physical injury. An elderly store owner was assaulted, suffered a stroke and heart attack, and is now recovering. Law enforcement linked the same crews to multiple incidents across the county. The District Attorney allocated $150,000 to fund programs aimed at combatting retail crime and supporting affected small businesses. The funding will purchase 200 devices to connect business security systems to San Jose PD's real-time intelligence center for immediate law enforcement response. City and county leaders pledged coordinated prevention efforts.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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