Overview

• Milpitas police say 10 to 15 suspects tried to storm a Landess Avenue jewelry store before the owner fired a legally owned gun, sending the group fleeing with no injuries or losses reported.
• Surveillance video from San José shows a gray Ford Explorer reversing through Kim Hung Jewelry’s storefront as at least 15 masked suspects ransacked cases, with police noting at least one suspect had a firearm.
• The 88-year-old San José owner was shoved to the floor, suffered a stroke, was hospitalized and later released, with family saying he is traumatized and uncertain about keeping the business open.
• San José police report the robbers fled in multiple vehicles before officers arrived and remain unidentified, with the robbery unit continuing the investigation.
• Vietnamese community leaders and local officials are calling for more officers, automated license-plate readers, and state funding to enforce Proposition 36, even as recent state data show some property crimes have declined.