ORINDA, Calif. (KRON) — Surprising surveillance video exhibits a smash-and-grab housebreaking at an East Bay consignment retailer. The thieves smashed glass shows with hammers and pepper sprayed workers and prospects.
KRON4 spoke with the shop proprietor Cindy who says she and workers are nonetheless shaken up.
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Safety video captures a terrifying smash-and-grab housebreaking at Hilton Home Consign & Design in Orinda. The proprietor Cindy says in 25 years of enterprise this has by no means occurred.
Cindy says round 11 a.m. Saturday, 5 males got here dashing into the shop, pepper spraying her workers and prospects.
“She didn’t have to go to the hospital, which I thought because she was, an older lady and the customers were fine. I had one of the staff go home,” Cindy stated.
Thieves might be seen smashing a number of glass shows with hammers inflicting greater than $20,000 in damages. About $100,000 in jewellery was stolen.
“They’re not gents; they weren’t gents that bombed in and our workers was crying and it was very very upsetting to us in our small group, this simply doesn’t occur right here,” Cindy stated.
Cindy says she and her workers are nonetheless shaken up from the housebreaking. However she’s grateful for all of the help from the Orinda group.
“They assist so much, they’re nice, they’re supportive, they cosign issues they are saying, ‘“Please don’t go away please don’t let this occur to you,’ Now we have one of the best jewellery, it’s extremely very hurtful,” Cindy stated.
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“She says during the burglary an employee in the back of the store hit a panic button that alerted Orinda police,” Cindy stated. “But officers just missed the looters.”
Cindy’s retailer has develop into a staple in the neighborhood. Whereas this housebreaking has her on edge, it will not cease her from persevering with on.
The proprietor Cindy is working with Orinda police because the crime remains to be beneath investigation.She has created a GoFundMe to assist pay for the damages.
