Overview

• Contra Costa DA Diana Becton named Michael Lamont Ray Jr., Jimmy Mack Ray and Ira Raheem Austin, charging each with 13 counts of second-degree robbery and one count of conspiracy with Proposition 36 enhancements.
• Seven suspects are in custody, including a 17-year-old, after arrests in East Oakland and at the Dublin BART station, while police continue to seek at least a dozen more participants.
• Investigators say roughly 20–30 masked robbers armed with crowbars, pickaxes and guns smashed display cases, then shot through a locked exit before fleeing in six vehicles, several reported stolen.
• Officers ended dangerous vehicle pursuits as drones and a helicopter tracked the getaway, leading to identifications and the recovery of two firearms and some stolen jewelry.
• Heller Jewelers plans to reopen Saturday following the takeover-style raid, which echoes a 2023 robbery at the same store that netted about $1.1 million in valuables.