Six members of a robbery crew San Jose police described as 'prolific' were arrested following a months-long investigation of smash-and-grab robberies at jewelry stores across the Bay Area.
SAN JOSE — Six members of a robbery crew San Jose police described as “prolific” were arrested following a months-long investigation of smash-and-grab robberies at jewelry stores across the Bay Area.
The suspects, some armed with guns and pepper spray, would enter jewelry stores wearing masks and use sledgehammers and other tools to break open glass display cases and take thousands of dollars worth of jewelry. The robbers would then run to waiting vehicles and flee the scene.Police said the crimes happened between October 2021 and January 2022 in San Jose.
Police seized a number of firearms, including two assault weapons with extended magazines and several ghost guns – one of which was converted to fully automatic fire. Two other people were arrested for firearm possession unrelated to the robberies.The investigation remained ongoing and anyone with information about the robberies was asked to contact Detective Estantino #4339 of the San José Police Department’s Robbery Unit at 277-4166.
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