An Oakland jewelry store is determined to stay open even after a group of robbers stole nearly all the owner’s life savings in a matter of minutes.
The smash-and-grab robbery happened Wednesday afternoon at Phuong Jewelry Store, one of the oldest jewelry stores in Chinatown.
"They took the special diamonds right here," Trinh said."They took a lot. Then gold, 18 karat gold, 34 karat gold.""They went after the main core items that is pretty much 85 to 90% of the value of our entire inventory," he said.In total, she said nine people were involved. Tony is the executive director of Oakland's Chinatown Improvement Council. He said the break-in also brings an added burden because the store is no longer insured.
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