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Berkeley Jewelry Store Hit By Armed Robbers; Nearly $500,000 In Jewelry Taken: Police
The organized retail theft included thieves armed with guns and sledgehammers.
BERKELEY, CA — Armed robbers hit a Berkeley jewelry store Saturday and got away with around half a million dollars worth of assorted jewelry, police said.
Just after 2 p.m. Saturday, police said approximately seven to eight people armed with guns and sledgehammers entered Bombay Jewelry Company, located on University Avenue.
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The robbers forcibly entered the business and broke open the display cases with the sledgehammers while using the guns to threaten staff and customers.
They were able to take around $500,000 worth of merchandise.
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