Video shows over a dozen masked robbers raiding California jewelry store Dennis RomeroSeptember 9, 2025 at 5:18 AM 0 Security video captured an onslaught of more than a dozen masked intruders in hoodies as they launched a brazen smashandgrab robbery at a California jewelry store.
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Dennis RomeroSeptember 9, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Security video captured an onslaught of more than a dozen masked intruders in hoodies as they launched a brazen smash-and-grab robbery at a California jewelry store.
The crime Friday afternoon at Kim Hưng Jewelry in San Jose injured the retailer's owner, who was knocked down amid the rush and later treated for cuts from smashed glass, his niece, who was not identified by name, told NBC Bay Area.
She said her uncle, 88, also suffered a stroke that was discovered by doctors after his admittance to a hospital. She said he was released from the hospital Sunday but may not ever return.
"[I] don't think he's coming back," she said. "Absolutely, no."
The video, verified by NBC News, shows a Ford Explorer SUV smash into the storefront before more than a dozen people in dark hoodies and face masks rush in with picks and other tools to smash display cases and grab loot.
The San Jose Police Department said the robbery happened at 2:09 p.m. At least one person had a gun, it said by email.
"The suspects fled the scene in multiple vehicles prior to police arrival," the department said. "At this time, the suspects remain unidentified and at large."
Robbery detectives ask that anyone with information reach out.
The crime has activists alight over such incidents, despite decreasing crime in the state overall.
Organizers of a press conference addressing the robbery Sunday urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to spend more money on crimefighting to prevent similar incidents.
"It's a crime wave that's happening everywhere," Carmen Montano, the mayor of Milpitas, a city 10 miles north of San Jose, said at the event.
The criticism came as the latest California Department of Justice data show robberies were down in 2024 compared to the previous year and burglary and other property crimes were at a 9-year low last year.
Edward Escobar, founder of the Coalition for Community Engagement, said at Sunday's event that such robberies have "become a regular occurrence."
In recent weeks, he criticized Newsom, a Democrat, for allegedly allowing lawbreaking to go "unchecked," and he said in an interview Monday that he was the main organizer of a rally at the Capital last month urging the recall of Newsom.
"I go after failed policies from failed leaders," the San Francisco resident said. "I don't care what party they represent."
The gubernatorial recall, still aiming for the statewide ballot, is being organized by podcaster Randy Economy, who has identified himself as a former senior advisor to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
At Sunday's press conference, people held signs that said "Yes on 36," "Safety First," and "Deter Crime."
Proposition 36, a response to previous smash-and-grab incidents, was approved by California voters last year. It increases penalties for theft and other crimes.
Newsom left out much of the funding for elements desired by backers, including financing for behavioral health treatment. Milpitas Mayor Montano linked the lack of money to crimes like Friday's.
"We need to get that Prop. 36 funding that the governor was supposed to do, and we need to have it quick," she said.
The governor's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday. On Saturday, the X account for the governor's press office touted a third-party analysis that concluded San Jose and Los Angeles, respectively, are the safest big cities in the United States.
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