Overview
- Surveillance video shows an SUV plowing through the entrance of Classic Jewelers as masked suspects smash display cases and, according to the owner, grab his gun.
- The crew fled in two vehicles that were pursued by police, with the first causing a multi-vehicle collision in Fullerton and a second crash occurring minutes later, according to authorities.
- Fullerton police reported the second crash happened about five minutes after the first, and investigators recovered trays of stolen jewelry from the wrecked cars.
- Seven suspects were taken into custody after some fled on foot, while others remain at large as SWAT teams and detectives searched nearby neighborhoods.
- The owner said about eight suspects used hammers and crowbars and took custom pieces worth roughly $750,000, and police believe a larger coordinated group carried out the robbery.