Thieves in Sacramento were caught on video struggling to break into a jewelry store using a sledgehammer on Tuesday afternoon, KCRA 3 reported.
a video Thanks to quick response staff and strong security measures, no damage was done but no items were stolen during an attempted robbery at Devon's Jewelers in Sacramento. The incident happened in broad daylight when two suspects tried to smash the store's outdoor display cases with a sledgehammer in order to get hold of luxury Rolex watches. According to To KCRA 3.
“The Sheriff's Office received a call reporting two individuals with a sledgehammer smashing an outdoor display case containing Rolex watches and attempting to gain access to the items,” Deputy Andres Lopez of the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said in a statement, news outlets reported.
“Workers actually entered the display case, took the Rolex watch and items and fled the scene,” Lopez added. “When the suspects saw this, they stopped breaking the window and fled in a vehicle.”
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The audacity of the daytime robbery stunned local business owners, including Mark Salare of nearby Nectar Juice Bar.
“I'm just shocked. It's pretty brazen to do something like that in the middle of the day and it's really upsetting to me that he would put everyone at risk like that,” Salare said, KCRA3 reported. (Related article: Thieves steal 200-foot-tall AM radio tower: Report)
According to KCRA 3, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident using video from the area's extensive surveillance system, which includes herd safety cameras and license plate readers.
