Smash-and-grab theft hits California jewellery retailer

Three masked suspects are wished for the theft of a California jewellery retailer through which glass instances have been smashed and almost $900,000 in merchandise was grabbed, the Irvine Police Department introduced Tuesday.

The incident happened at 12:20 p.m. Monday at Irvine’s Jewels by Alan retailer. Inside the store have been a pair of shoppers, a gross sales affiliate, the proprietor and his enterprise associate.

Surveillance video depicting the accused robbers and their purported thieving was posted on Twitter by the Irvine Police Department. Authorities described the suspects as three Black males wearing black masks and black clothes.

# IRVINEPDPIO – On Monday, July 31, at 12:20 p.m., three male black suspects wearing black masks and clothes entered a jewellery retailer close to Jamboree Rd. and Michelson Dr. They smashed show instances with hammers and stole virtually $900,000 price of bijou. If you’ve any pic.twitter.com/nPoyuj3bkZ</ a>

— Irvine Police Department (@IrvinePolice) August 1, 2023

The proprietor was shocked the suspects hit the shop in the course of the day.

“I do all the jewelry, and all the stuff that was in the showcases were my own pieces, and just everything disappeared. This idea of coming and hitting us at this time is so brazen. You would think that they would come when it’s not crowded,” retailer proprietor Alan Oskouian advised KABC-TV.

The theft startled and frightened the 5 within the store.

“The sound of (the glass breaking) echoed so loudly, it really sounded like a gunshot,” Mr. Oskouian’s enterprise associate, Michael, who didn’t present a surname, advised the Orange County Register.