The Berkeley robbery follows two other Bay Area robberies involving multiple suspects, one in May and one in June.
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A double-digit drop in the number of in-store crimes was offset by a jump in off-premises attacks, JSA’s 2023 crime report shows.
The victim was taken to the hospital and the authorities are on the lookout for four suspects.
She’s allegedly stolen jewelry from stores in Southern California and police also are looking into thefts in Arizona and Michigan.
There have been five similar crimes reported in the region recently, said the Jewelers’ Security Alliance.
There have been eight attacks in the last month, spanning from a jewelry store parking lot in Rhode Island to highways in California.
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The incident serves as a reminder to jewelers to be “prudent” about what they wear outside the store, the Jewelers’ Security Alliance said.
The alleged crime ring was said to be targeting jewelry stores owned by Asian Americans.
A vacant neighboring property poses an added security risk for jewelry stores, the organization noted.
GPS tracking information from a stolen Rolex helped investigators identify the suspects wanted for the robbery at Heller Jewelers.
Jewelers need to make sure their cameras are working, and someone has to respond to any and all alerts from the alarm company, JSA said.
They’ve occurred at jewelry stores across the state over the first two weekends in June, said officials.
Losses totaled nearly $130 million while the number of crimes reached a record level, JSA’s annual report shows.
At JSA’s annual luncheon, President John J. Kennedy said the organization recorded more than 2,000 cases last year.
The alleged gunman has been charged with attempted murder, robbery and gun possession.
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The robber obscured his identity with a hat, sunglasses, and surgical mask.
Police are on the lookout for three suspects wanted in a smash-and-grab attack at a jewelry store in the borough’s Park Slope neighborhood.
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It cited two recent cases in California, plus incidents in Florida, Kansas, and Illinois.