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fromSFGATE
15 hours ago

Pick axe and tire iron used in wild $1 million Bay Area robbery

Multiple people wearing masks and brandishing handguns ran into Heller Jewelers at the City Center Bishop Ranch shopping mall at 6000 Bollinger Canyon Road at around 1:50 p.m. Footage from the scene shows the robbers using tools, including a hammer, a tire iron and a pick axe, to smash glass countertops so they could pull out merchandise in a "takeover-style armed robbery," according to police.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
20 hours ago

Why is California seeing 'unheard of' surge in violent jewelry shop robberies?

So since March, we've had 30 violent robberies in California targeting jewelry stores. This is something I haven't seen in my 30-plus years of investigating jewelry crime with the NYPD, and 14 years with the Jewelers Security Alliance. I've never seen this level of violence," said Scott Guginsky who is the VP of the Jewelers Security Alliance. The Alliance works to help keep employees and customers safe at jewelry stores across the country.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 weeks ago

VIDEO: Suspects smash front of Milpitas jewelry store before being scared off by owner

I feel that if they didn't have that weapon to scare them off it would've been worse,
California
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 weeks ago

Demand for protection in San Jose after violent smash-and-grab robbery

Community leaders demand urgent public safety funding and measures to protect small businesses after a violent smash-and-grab targeting an 88-year-old San Jose jewelry store owner.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 weeks ago

Caught On Video: 88-year-old store owner assaulted during brazen smash and grab heist in San Jose

An 88-year-old San Jose jewelry store owner was assaulted and injured during a smash-and-grab robbery that shattered displays and resulted in stolen merchandise.
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fromwww.cbc.ca
3 months ago

3 teen boys charged in series of smash-and-grab jewelry store robberies in Peel region | CBC News

Three teens charged in jewelry store smash-and-grab robberies with significant disregard for safety.
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