US EditionAnaheim Jewelry Store Owner Fires Warning Shot to Scare Off Mob of Would-Be Robbers
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, JUL 20 – Store owner Odah Awad fired a single warning shot to stop a group of about 20 burglars from breaking in during a coordinated crime spree targeting Southern California jewelry stores.
- On July 17, 2025, the owner of Al-Amira Jewelry in Anaheim fired a warning shot to scare off about 20 masked would-be robbers attempting to break in.
- This event occurred about a month after smash-and-grab incidents at nearby Besan Jewelry and Don Roberto Jewelers, prompting police to investigate possible links.
- Surveillance showed five cars arriving at 6:30 p.m. with suspects wielding sledgehammers and pickaxes who tried to breach the store's bulletproof doors before fleeing.
- Police Sergeant Matt Sutter confirmed detectives are actively pursuing leads and have identified at least one license plate connected to the suspects involved.
- The warning shot prevented a break-in, and authorities continue investigating amid rising smash-and-grab cases targeting Anaheim jewelry stores this month.
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ThePatriotLight - An Anaheim jewelry store owner last week scared off a group of nearly 20 suspected burglars by firing a warning shot, police said.The owner of Al-Amira Jewelry, 570 S. Brookhurst St., had finished talking with a customer around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, when five cars pulled into the parking lot and about 18 or 19 people got out and swung pickaxes and hammers at the door, said store manager Ameed Abdel. Staffers hid in the office …
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Warning shot scares off nearly 20 suspected burglars from Anaheim jewelry store
An Anaheim jewelry store owner last week scared off a group of nearly 20 suspected burglars by firing a warning shot, police said. About 20 people rushed an Anaheim jewelry store, some of them with sledgehammers and pickaxes. But the owner fought back. https://t.co/3tfV5M7J40 — FOX 11 Los Angeles (@FOXLA) July 21, 2025 The owner of Al-Amira Jewelry, 570 S. Brookhurst St., had finished talking with a customer around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, when f…
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An Anaheim jewelry shop owner sent more than a dozen would-be thieves scrambling when he fired off a warning shot as they were attempting to break into his store, surveillance footage shows. The July 17 incident occurred just before 6:30 p.m. at Al-Amira Jewelry, located at 570 South Brookhurst Street, according to the Anaheim Police Department. In footage of the incident, a caravan of at least a half-dozen vehicles carrying the masked and h…
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