SMASH AND GRAB: Thieves Crash Car into California Jewelry Store in Broad Daylight, Viciously Assault Owner, and Dash off with HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of Dollars Worth of Merchandise (VIDEO)
Credit: KABC News
La Verne, California – Surveillance video captured a “smash and grab” robbery in broad daylight inside a jewelry store Saturday.
KTLA reported the incident occurred around 12:15 p.m. at Rodeo Jewelers on Foothill Boulevard in La Verne, California.
Footage from the video opens with a white car smashing into the store, shattering the front glass windows. Four individuals wearing ski masks emerge from the vehicle and start breaking display cases to grab jewelry.
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Police said the suspect absconded with approximately $300,000 worth of merchandise.
During the robbery, the owner emerges from the back of the store to confront the robbers. Police said one of the suspects responded by using a chair to attack the store’s owner.
