From Legal Insurrection
San
Francisco Bay Area recorded its third consecutive day of pillaging by gangs of
thieves filmed smashing glass cases at a jewelry store and emptying them as staff screamed in terror.
The latest incident happened at a Sam’s Jewelers store at the
Southland Mall in Hayward around 5:30pm PST Sunday evening, and was caught on
camera.
Robbers – said to have been part of a gang of around 40 to 50
teens who entered the mall – wielded hammers to smash display cases at Sam’s,
before making off with goods.
Dramatic footage shot from a nearby store showed shop workers
screaming with fear as the disturbing scene unfolded.
Also on Sunday, another gang of looters
snatched garments from upmarket yoga clothing brand Lululemon’s San Jose store,
KPIX reported.
It’s unknown how much was
taken from the jewelry store or the other retailers during the event.
CBS San Francisco spoke with two women who work near Sam’s
Jewelers. They and other mall workers said some kids ran into other stores and
left with shoes and clothing.
“We saw all the other stores closing. They were panicking, so we
were panicking and quickly closed our store and barricaded ourselves,” said one
of the women.
“It was very scary,” said one mall worker. “People with no morals,
no sense for other people’s safety. I feel helpless. It’s disturbing.”
Police couldn’t immediately say how much jewelry was taken or how much merchandise other stores in the mall lost.
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