On December 2nd, a Los Altos jewelry store in downtown Los altos called Marcel Jewelry design was robbed. A truck broke through the front of the building and they crashed the front the wall of the store. The thieves stole an estimate of $200,000 worth of jewelry from the display case. The thieves used hammers to smash the display cases, grabbing as much jewelry as they could and then ran out in about 60 seconds. This is not the first time that the store has been hit, in fact, it has been robbed 3 times in the past few months. The past 2 times that someone has tried to rob the store they have been unsuccessful and this is the first time in 42 years that thieves have been successful in robbing the store. In the past, there have been other jewelry stores that have been broken into, and it causes a big mess. The owner said, "I see a big mess that I need to clean up and a lot of money to fix the windows and everything."
Other people gave their input and talked about, how this is not the first time a break-in has happened in downtown Los Altos that was successful. Another jewelry store had a whole safe taken from them in Downtown Los Altos and the alarm didn't even go off. People now have their concerns and feel like the Los Altos Police Department isn't doing enough to keep them safe. They talk about how this has now become a reoccurring event, and how it is only going to keep getting worse and worse if no actions are taken to stop it.
https://abc7news.com/video-truck-slams-through-bay-area-jewelry-store-during-burglary/5731932/
It is crazy to think about this happening here in Los Altos. I wonder how the robbers premeditated to go in and rob and if they are from the area. I feel bad for the owner who lost a lot of money from the jewelry. I hope he gets some back from his insurance.
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