US EditionPolice searching for suspects in smash-and-grab at jewelry store inside Sherman Oaks mall
At least 16 suspects smashed glass cases and fled with stolen jewelry; an 88-year-old owner was assaulted and suffered a stroke, with damages estimated up to $100,000, police said.
- LAPD said Wednesday that thieves smashed showcases at Kristoff's Jewelers inside Westfield Fashion Square mall and fled in multiple vehicles after a 4:37 p.m. call.
- In recent years, California shops have faced a rise in vehicle-assisted smash-and-grab thefts, often involving cars crashing storefronts before masked groups loot, prompting increased police focus after Sherman Oaks.
- Surveillance shows an SUV smashing into Kim Hung Jewelry on Friday around 2:10 p.m., where about 16 masked robbers armed with hammers and axes assaulted the 88-year-old owner and caused $50,000 to $100,000 in damage.
- By Sunday, officials reported the Kim Hung Jewelry owner was stabilized and released; San Jose Police Department said suspects remain unidentified and at large.
- Police say the investigation is ongoing and a possibly linked vehicle was located in Van Nuys, and authorities urged the public to contact the San Jose Police Department Robbery Unit at SJPDRobbery@sanjoseca.gov.
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Elderly jewelry store owner hospitalized after smash-and-grab robbery leaves San Jose shop destroyed
An 88-year-old jewelry shop owner is recovering after being shoved to the ground by one of the suspects who raided his store in a smash-and-grab robbery caught on camera.The heist took place just after 2 p.m. Friday at Kim Hung Jewelry in San Jose, California, local KTVU reported. Surveillance video from the scene showed a group of suspects backing an SUV into the store's glass windows before more than a dozen of them dressed in clothes hiding t…
Elderly Shop Owner Has Stroke During California Smash and Grab
An 88-year-old jewelry store owner in San Jose, California, suffered a stroke when a mob of thieves destroyed his business on Friday as such smash and grab incidents have plagued the Democrat-run state for the past few years. The post VIDEO — ‘Appalling’: Elderly Jewelry Shop Owner Has Stroke During California Smash and Grab appeared first on Breitbart.
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