In a brazen daytime heist in Anaheim Hills, California, a jewelry store fell victim to a smash-and-grab robbery, as captured by surveillance cameras. The footage reveals a vehicle forcefully plowing through the store’s front entrance, allowing masked suspects to raid the display cases before making their escape in two separate getaway cars. These vehicles were later involved in crashes during police chases.
According to a report by FOX 11 in Los Angeles, the suspects executed their plan by using a vehicle to blast open the store’s entrance. The security video begins with a shot of two men inside the store. Outside, a vehicle is positioned directly in front of the glass door. Without warning, it charges forward, shattering the glass and dismantling the frame.
The scene then shifts to show three individuals clad in black and masked, frantically gathering items from the glass cases. Meanwhile, a fourth accomplice stands by the door, seemingly keeping watch for any interruption.
As the robbery unfolds, a man seated near the front remains motionless, his phone clutched in his right hand, clearly in shock at the chaotic scene.
Surveillance video shows masked suspects smashing into an Anaheim Hills jewelry store, looting display cases and fleeing in getaway cars. (KTTV)
Throughout the robbery, a man seated near the front of the store stands frozen with his phone in his right hand, appearing stunned by what is unfolding.
All four suspects then flee through the damaged entrance with merchandise in hand and appear to enter a white vehicle before driving away. The man holding the phone runs to the doorway to record the getaway, while the other man inside the store reappears on camera and looks around at the wreckage.
The suspects used a car to ram their way into the jewelry store. (KTTV)
While the video shows only four suspects, FOX 11 reported police believe eight were involved.
“Eight to ten guys run in with masks, trash cans, and crowbars, hammers, and smash every showcase,” store owner Ramcy Tabelo told the station. “My gun was on the table, they grabbed my gun and at that point I thought I was going to get shot.”
The owner of the jewelry store said the suspects stole his gun. (KTTV)
Police said both getaway vehicles crashed during pursuits, with the first crash involving multiple vehicles and the second happening about five minutes later, according to the Fullerton Police Department.
Investigators recovered trays of stolen jewelry from the vehicles.
Authorities said all suspects involved in both crashes fled on foot, though at least five suspects have been taken into custody.
