Carloads of robbers invaded a Newark jewelry store and escaped within minutes with armloads of merchandise, leaving in cars double-parked outside, witnesses said Friday.
"It's a drive-thru! It's a McDonald's drive-thru — but for jewelry," said Quynh Chen, who works next door to Bhindi Jewellers near the Newpark Mall.Chen said she heard noises at about 1 p.m. Wednesday."We thought there was construction next door. It was just like banging and booming but it wouldn't stop. We're like this is the loudest construction we've ever heard," she said.But no one was building anything.
Video taken from inside the store and shared with KTVU shows extensive damage, with smashed display cases and the shop in disarray from the smash-and-grab that had scared workers hiding in the back. The robbers left some of their tools behind.SEE ALSO: Burglars take $20,000 worth of items from SF restaurant the day of its soft opening"I would describe this as an organized, coordinated effort," said Newark police Captain Jolie Macias.
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