Case-Cracking Robbery Team Strike Danville Consignment Store Wednesday
As many as four men attacked the jewelry cases at the Home Consignment Center store, 1901 Camino Ramon, in Danville on Wednesday, stealing nearly $500,000 in jewelry before fleeing the area in a silver or white 2010 Infiniti with damage to the front bumper.
The incident was reported at approximately 3:55 p.m. when black males dressed in hoodies entered the store armed with handguns and equipped with crowbars and hammers, the pair attacking the store’s jewelry cases.
It was not immediately known what, if any, items were taken as the pair quickly fled the scene as the cases proved resistant and police began to flood the area. Their car, driven by an unknown suspect, was last seen heading in the direction of I680.
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I lived in the Central CC area for 54 years before moving away in 2019. I understand it can be convenient to “blame” this criminal trend on COVID or other social issues (some more legitimate than others) but these incidents are getting out of hand (both in frequency and severity). This was particularly brazen – a significant downtown intersection in the midst of the busy evening time when folks are out. I wonder what even triggered these three individuals as a target.
I have a brilliant solution! And it seems to escape all the brilliant minds of our time: start locking up some of these criminals in jail! How else are you going to rehabilitate them? What we’re doing now, under the label of compassion and equity, is not working!
Dude, robberies like this are felonies. If these people are caught, they will go to jail. Stop hiding behind this imaginary idea that no one goes to jail anymore. It’s BS and is the tiresome lying war cry of the Trump cult.
Agreed. Good to read some common sense in the comments amid all the smirking dog whistles here.
What you are selling, under the label of grievance and victimhood, has sold quite well. However, the market is pretty saturated, and the top salesmen (yes, men) in this movement are scaring the bejesus out of suburban moms and dads as they speak more plainly about where they want this animus to go.
I knew it before I read it.
Totally
As someone who worked at Children’s Hospital during the Crack problem and volunteers with a few Foster Youth programs, if we need to finger point it aims directly at the failure of our social systems. Ask any country social worker what their workload is like? Recently a baby who died from Fentanyl should have never been sent home with a drug addicted father. Last night there were hearings in Santa Clara trying to place blame. Honestly, and I hate to say it, but we might need to open “orphanages” again. Too few foster homes, too many in need.
As the product of a product of an orphanage we read your post with interest, Fran, thanks for posting.
The “social system “ should be a net to catch the downtrodden so they don’t hit the bottom- Not a trough for the bottom to continually feed from without contribution to society. Criminal behavior is not excusable. Personal responsibility is as dead as the dodos I suppose.
Are the consignment stores really handling the kind of items the guys seem to want?
I think they sell a lot of estate type jewelry
I bought a diamond there 20+ years ago and it was $10k then.
C You should have bought Microsoft or Tesla or Apple or Home Depot or any of high flying socks. You would have way more than 10 grand now that is for sure
Yes, agree. They sell a lot of very nice, expensive jewelry that robbers would like.
(Edit)It appears that we have a small problem.
Thanks for the alert
Not a small problem. Very concerning. Do we need more police on the street? ?
Definitely a challenging environment for businesses handling high end items these days
Crowbars and guns but walk out empty handed? Most unsuccessful crooks since Kevin McAllister defended his roost against Harry and Marv.
Too bad that swinging iron gag didn’t work on their way out…
Yee haw, yippie ki yay. Build more prisons is the only solution.
Firestone 11R
some of this isn’t correct, i work at home consignment center, no one was armed, there was also 4 guys. smashed 2 jewelry cases, they took almost half a mil in jewelry.