A day after LAPD Chief Michel Moore warned of an explosion of crime in the region, a band of sledgehammer-wielding crooks pulls off a multimillion-dollar midday heist in BeverlyHills. The frustrated residents pleading for action. Tonight at 11 from ABC7
The group arrived in a stolen car but left it behind, police say, they then fled in an unknown vehicle.Some were seen wearing hooded sweatshirts, sweatpants and"surgical-style masks," according to police.The jewelry store owners told Eyewitness News that the robbers got away with between $3 to $5 million dollars worth of jewelry. They said one necklace alone was worth nearly $500,000.
"I look outside, I see, there are five guys with sledgehammers, axes, hammers, they're banging on the window," said Wesley Aframian."And you know, we're a jewelry store, they're a jewelry store. We're good friends with them. They're very good people. I just reacted and tried to stop them." "I have one a nice kick, he lost his balance, he was falling over, and he started running," Aframian continued."I pushed him on the street. He dropped a couple of the watches I was able to recover."
Over the past several months, videos posted to social media have gone viral showing violent smash-and-grab operations all across the state, many in which the thieves storm into stores, break through counters to steal expensive merchandise and then run away.
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