{"id":2017232,"date":"2023-08-30T18:42:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T22:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-california-smash-and-grab-sees-thieves-make-off-with-half-a-million-dollars-in-jewelry\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T18:43:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T22:43:08","slug":"another-california-smash-and-grab-sees-thieves-make-off-with-half-a-million-dollars-in-jewelry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-california-smash-and-grab-sees-thieves-make-off-with-half-a-million-dollars-in-jewelry\/","title":{"rendered":"California Smash-And-Grab: Thieves Steal $500K in Jewelry."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fanother-california-smash-and-grab-sees-thieves-make-off-with-half-a-million-dollars-in-jewelry%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2017232&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Smash-and-Grab Robbery in Los Angeles: Thieves Escape with\u200c $500,000 Worth of Jewelry<\/h2>\n<p>Another shocking incident of\u2064 a \u200bsmash-and-grab robbery \u2063took place in\u2063 the vibrant city of\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles<\/a> on Tuesday. The owner of\u200d Jewels on\u2062 Lake in Pasadena, \u200cSamuel Babikian, was left devastated\u200d when a group of robbers stormed into his store,\u200d pepper sprayed\u2062 him, and\u2063 made off with approximately $500,000 worth of precious merchandise.<\/p>\n<p>The Pasadena police swiftly responded to the distress call around 1:45 p.m. \u200bon Tuesday. According to the authorities, four masked men carried\u2062 out the audacious \u200crobbery before fleeing in a white vehicle, as\u2064 reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pasadenastarnews.com\/2023\/08\/29\/masked-robbers-pepper-spray-pasadena-jewelry-store-owner-and-employee-during-500000-heist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pasadena Star News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200cof now, no arrests have been made, and the\u200c investigation is still ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>The store owner, Babikian, shared his harrowing \u200cexperience, stating that \u200bthe \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-california-smash-and-grab-sees-thieves-make-off-with-half-a-million-dollars-in-jewelry\/\" title=\"California Smash-And-Grab: Thieves Steal 0K in Jewelry.\">pepper spray temporarily blinded<\/a> him\u2063 and caused breathing difficulties, preventing him from providing a detailed description of the attackers. Babikian, \u2064who \u2062has owned\u2064 the \u200djewelry store for \u2064over 40 years, expressed his emotional turmoil, uncertain \u2063about what the future holds, \u2063in an interview with\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/news\/pasadena-smash-and-grab-jewelry-store\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox 11<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This incident is part \u200cof a concerning \u200btrend of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-nordstrom-stores-hit-in-last-minute-smash-and-grab-robbery-in-california\/\" title=\"Apple, Nordstrom Stores Hit in Last Minute Smash-and-Grab Robbery in California\">organized retail thefts<\/a>\u2063 in the Los \u2064Angeles area. Just last month, a group of masked thieves stole $900,000 worth of \u2063merchandise from a jewelry \u200cstore in Irvine, and a \u2062mob of up to 50 individuals attacked a Nordstrom store, making off with\u2062 luxury goods valued at up to $300,000. These\u2062 incidents have prompted the city \u2064to establish a dedicated task force to combat\u2063 organized retail\u2063 theft.<\/p>\n<p>The recent\u2064 efforts of the task force have already \u200cyielded results, with 11 \u2062individuals being \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/los-angeles-crime-task-force-arrests-11-linked-to-smash-and-grab-robberies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrested<\/a> in connection to the smash-and-grab robberies, including those involved in the\u2064 Nordstrom and Yves\u200d Saint Laurent store incidents. Detectives \u2062on the task force are currently investigating at least nine cases \u2063related\u2064 to organized retail crimes.<\/p>\n<p>While most types of \u200bviolent crime\u200d in Los Angeles have seen a decrease, theft has risen \u200dby 15%, with over 20,000 \u200cthefts\u200c reported compared to the same period last year, according to \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/lapdonlinestrgeacc.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net\/lapdonlinemedia\/cityprof.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LAPD data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles County, which encompasses Pasadena, has witnessed over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-launches-task-force-to-combat-smash-and-grab-robberies\/\" title=\"LA forms task force to tackle smash and grab robberies.\">170 organized retail thefts<\/a>, including the \u200dalarming smash-and-grab trend, since the fall of 2021,\u200c as reported \u2063by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/los-angeles-moves-crack-down-retail-theft-epidemic-task-force\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s \u200cOffice<\/a>. This surge in retail theft is \u2062not limited to Los Angeles, as cities like \u2062San Francisco and Seattle have \u2062also experienced a significant increase \u2064in such crimes this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent smash-and-grab in Los Angeles resulted in thieves stealing $500,000 worth of jewelry, according to the store&#8217;s owner, Samuel Babikian. The incident occurred at Jewels on Lake in Pasadena, leaving Babikian devastated. 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