"Dramatic footage recorded by an in-store security camera shows the precision raid on Heller Jewelers at City Center Bishop Ranch in California, which unfolded Monday afternoon, when suspects armed with at least three guns smashed display cases with crowbars and pickaxes. When they went in, they basically took over the store, Lt Mike Pistello of the San Ramon Police Department told ABC7."
"Police credited a state-organised retail theft grant for their swift response, with a department drone capturing video of suspects escaping in six vehicles parked just 100 feet from the entrance. The footage, combined with surveillance and bystander videos, led to arrests in Oakland and at a nearby BART station. Police believe the suspects, aged 17 to 31, several of whom are still at large, could be connected to a wider organised theft network."
San Ramon police arrested seven suspects after over two dozen masked robbers stormed Heller Jewelers at City Center Bishop Ranch in broad daylight, seizing an estimated $1 million in merchandise. Security camera footage shows suspects armed with at least three guns smashing display cases with crowbars and pickaxes. Security upgrades installed after a 2023 robbery caused the showroom door to lock, temporarily trapping the suspects inside. Cellphone video captured the group firing shots to blast open the exit. A state-organised retail theft grant aided a swift police response; drone, surveillance and bystander videos produced leads and arrests in Oakland and at a nearby BART station. Police say suspects are aged 17 to 31, all from Oakland, and may be linked to a wider organised theft network, with several still at large.
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