Posted on 05/23/2022 2:22:08 PM PDT by conservative98
Shocking surveillance footage shows California jewelry store workers fighting back after several smash-and-grabber robbers rush into the shop and attempt to make off with valuable gems.
FOX 5 San Diego obtained the video showing at least four individuals wearing hooded sweatshirts run into Princess Bride Diamonds, located in Bella Terra mall in Huntington Beach. One of the suspects uses a hammer to smash open a glass display case, as others rush in carrying backpacks.
But workers at the store quickly jumped into action, running toward the would-be thieves. The employees, including a brother and sister who work for their father who owns the store, begin punching and kicking the robbers. A third worker is seen grabbing a stool and knocking it over an intruder’s head.
At least two of the suspects swing hammers toward the employees while attempting to make their getaway before finally fleeing the scene, and the workers shut the shop doors as they run off.
"At some point while I was fighting them, one of them actually hit me in the head with a hammer, on the side of my left temple, but I didn’t even register it until after they left because there was so much like adrenaline going on," employee Dallas Baca, whose dad owns the store, told FOX 5.
He said his family has been in the diamond business for years, but this was the first attempted robbery he personally experienced.
"We had an idea that it could happen, but it’s always different when it actually does happen," he said.
His sister, Sarah Baca, said she was the one who picked up a chair to defend another worker, Lily.
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The thieves look pretty small…they probably are women.
Not guilty.
Employees will be fired and charged in some sort of racist action.
Asians don’t mess around.
They're family
Newsom will probably have them arrested for white supremacy or something.
Okay, then, arrested for something or other because they protected their business. It’s the CA way.
PS: The headline said workers instead of family etc etc.
Actually reading the article, it says they're family....etc, etc.....
That was phenomenal. Love the owner’s daughter kicking the one feral perp on the ground.
Yeah, down in the article but not in the head; head says workers so I just ran with that. :)
Probably the district attorney will charge all the employees with a crime.
Good for them. They deserve medals. This crap has to stop. Good job!!!
When I saw the video played on Fox news I was shouting at the girl who was kicking the criminal to stomp instead of kick. She threw a helluva punch but her follow up did too little damage.
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