{"id":2017388,"date":"2023-08-30T20:47:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T00:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/smash-and-grab-robbers-steal-over-500000-in-jewelry-in-pasadena\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T20:48:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T00:48:55","slug":"smash-and-grab-robbers-steal-over-500000-in-jewelry-in-pasadena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/smash-and-grab-robbers-steal-over-500000-in-jewelry-in-pasadena\/","title":{"rendered":"Over $500,000 in jewelry stolen by smash-and-grab robbers in Pasadena."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fsmash-and-grab-robbers-steal-over-500000-in-jewelry-in-pasadena%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=2017388&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>Thieves Steal Over Half a Million Dollars in Jewelry in Daring Pasadena Robbery<\/h2>\n<p>In a shocking incident \u2063that has left \u2064the Pasadena community stunned, a group of daring \u200dthieves managed to escape with more \u2063than $500,000 worth of jewelry from Jewels on Lake, a popular jewelry store located at 415 S. Lake \u200bAve. The incident took place on \u2062August 29\u2064 at around 1:45 p.m., according to Pasadena Police Lt. Monica Cuellar.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The owner was escorting a client \u200boutside \u200bthe store when a group of three males forced \u200btheir \u200bway into\u200d the store, proceeded to\u200c smash jewelry display cases with hammers, and fled the store with more than $500,000 worth \u200dof jewelry,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-rise-and-fall-of-kamala-harris\/\" title=\"The Rise And Fall Of Kamala Harris\">brazen criminals<\/a> even went as far as pepper-spraying the\u2064 store owner during their \u200descape. The owner, Sam Babikian, recounted the terrifying ordeal to KTLA5, saying, &#8220;As soon as I opened the door, I\u2063 got pepper sprayed right in my eye,\u2064 my throat, my mouth. I couldn&#8217;t see anything. \u200bThen [all] I could hear was smashing and grabbing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the chaos, Babikian managed to find a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/smash-and-grab-robbers-steal-over-500000-in-jewelry-in-pasadena\/\" title=\"Over 0,000 in jewelry stolen by smash-and-grab robbers in Pasadena.\">hidden panic button inside<\/a> the shop\u200c and alert the police. However, the damage had already been done. It is estimated that between $650,000 to \u2062$750,000 worth of jewelry was stolen during the break-in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Most of my merchandise is gone,&#8221; Babikian lamented. &#8220;Most of the showcases are empty. This one hurts. I&#8217;m very grateful they\u2063 did \u2064not \u2062harm me, they did not fight. Thank god that nothing happened\u200b to \u200cme and\u200c I&#8217;m still alive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are\u2063 currently investigating the incident and are collaborating with other agencies to gather information \u200con similar crimes. They \u2063believe there may have been a fourth \u200csuspect acting as \u2062the getaway driver in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thieves-steal-more-than-20000-in-cosmetics-from-philadelphia-area-store\/\" title=\"Thieves Steal More Than ,000 In Cosmetics From Philadelphia Area Store\">dark-colored sedan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/suspect-charged-with-manslaughter-counts-for-crash-that-killed-3-uber-riders-5483707\">LA Suspect Charged with Manslaughter Counts for Crash That Killed 3 Uber Riders<\/a> &#8211; 8\/30\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/man-fatally-stabbed-in-south-whittier-house-suspect-sought-5483720\">Man Fatally Stabbed in South Whittier House, Suspect Sought<\/a> &#8211; 8\/30\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Anyone \u2063with information about the crime is urged to contact the Pasadena Police\u2063 at 626-744-4241 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS. Anonymous tips can \u200dalso be submitted through the <a href=\"http:\/\/lacrimestoppers.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crime Stoppers website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This incident\u200d serves \u200cas a stark reminder\u200c of the risks faced by businesses and the importance of remaining vigilant in the face of such threats. As the \u2063investigation continues, the Pasadena community stands in solidarity with Sam Babikian and hopes for a swift resolution to this shocking crime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Pasadena jewelry store, Jewels on Lake, fell victim to a smash-and-grab robbery. The thieves stole over $500,000 worth of merchandise and pepper-sprayed the store owner. This incident adds to the growing number of similar crimes targeting Southland retailers. Pasadena Police Lt. reported the crime occurred on Aug. 29 at 1:45 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":410,"featured_media":2017389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2017388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/410"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2017388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017388\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2017389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2017388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2017388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2017388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}