Thieves boldly looted a California jewelry store in broad daylight on Wednesday, as captured on video shared by TMZ.
A group of 20 people dressed in full covert force gear stormed the PNG Jewelry store in Sunnyvale, California, and carried out a jewelry robbery. according to According to TMZ, surveillance camera footage shows the perpetrators using hammers and tools to smash display cases inside the store and make their getaway with a large amount of jewelry.
The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS) reported that the suspects fled the scene in multiple vehicles shortly before police arrived. According to DPS, officers spotted two of the getaway vehicles shortly after the robbery began. Despite attempts to intercept them, both vehicles engaged in a high-speed pursuit with police. At the end of the pursuit, one of the vehicles was able to elude police, at which point stolen jewelry was observed being discarded from the vehicle.
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The pursuit came to a halt when the occupants of the other vehicle pulled over and fled across the highway into an industrial area. Police arrested five suspects from the vehicle, TMZ reported. The suspects are currently being held in the Santa Clara County Jail, facing multiple charges including armed robbery, felony vehicular escape, resisting arrest, theft and criminal damage. (Related article: US Marine arrested for stealing $500,000 worth of jewels)
The total value of the stolen jewelry has not yet been determined, but authorities have recovered some of the items, according to TMZ.
