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7 Arrested After 25 Masked Robbers Ransack Heller Jewelers, Fire Shots to Escape

Investigators used surveillance plus drone video after a security door briefly locked the crew inside.

Overview

  • Police say the crew stole about $1 million in merchandise during the daylight raid at City Center Bishop Ranch.
  • Seven suspects have been detained in arrests in Oakland and at the Dublin BART station, with others still at large.
  • All detained suspects are from Oakland and range in age from 17 to 31, according to San Ramon police.
  • Video shows at least three guns used as robbers smashed cases, then fired rounds to blast open the exit after the door locked.
  • A police drone captured six getaway vehicles staged roughly 100 feet from the entrance, and officers recovered some jewelry while probing possible ties to a wider theft network.