Group Smashes Display Cases, Steals Jewelry in Takeover Robbery at San Jose Store

A radical of radical forced their mode into a San Jose jewelry store Monday, smashed show cases with hammers and stole respective pieces of jewelry earlier taking off, according to police.

Police said the takeover robbery happened astatine astir 3:30 p.m. astatine Credit Jewelers, which is located successful the La Placita Tropicana buying halfway astatine Story and King roads. Police said 8 to 10 radical were involved.

"A takeover robbery is precise antithetic from a modular smash-and-grab oregon what we've seen precocious with retail promenade thefts," San Jose constabulary Officer Steve Aponte said. "These individuals really forced their mode into the store. And by saying takeover robbery, they demanded everybody to get connected the ground. They forced radical who were present, including unit members, to bash their will. And successful doing so, they were capable to instrumentality over, interruption the glass, instrumentality distant the worldly that they wanted to take."

The suspects were not successful custody arsenic of Monday night, according to police.

An probe is ongoing.