Dramatic video shows smash-and-grab robbery of Glendale jewelry store

Glendale police have released a dramatic video showing a gang of robbers using axes and hammers to rob a jewelry store on Monday.

Police have detained a man and two women in connection with the robbery, which occurred about 1 p.m. at Glendale's Jewelry Mart in the 200 block of North Brand Boulevard.

Surveillance video of the incident released by Glendale police on Tuesday showed at least six people busting jewelry cases open while others scooped merchandise into open bags. "It's just pure intimidation," Sgt. Tom Lorenz said of the group's robbery tactics. "I don't think anybody is going to get in their way."

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Comments

[Rocco]

Too bad they left out the part where the store owners pull out their shotguns and blow them all to smithereens.

[stephen]

gorillas in the mist

[latimesreader]

Crooks robbing crooks, That is fair.

[Ed C.]

"Crooks robbing crooks, That is fair".

So you are one of those in black, huh?

[bill]

maybe they voted for obama too

[LATaxpayer]

And the Justice Department wants LAPD to better investigate racial profiling by its officers? Let me tell you what you're thinking anyway. Look at the suspects. They are young blacks, mostly males. Were you surprised? I suspect you weren't. If I'm driving down the street and I see male blacks dressed like these suspects, I'm going to think one of two things... (1) they are up to no good, and (2) they are up to no good. I would hope the cops would stop them and talk to them. Maybe the cops that are "profiling" would have talked to them, discovered the hammers and axes (its called possession of burglary tools) and stopped the robbery before it occurred. Now, as a law abiding citizen, if I'm in a jewelry store (in Glendale, which I believe is fairly white) and I see a group of black males rush in wearing dark colored hoodies, do you honestly think I'm going to think, "Oh look at those fine young citizens looking for jewelry for their moms." Get real. The police need to profile because the fact is this is reality. The surveillance video, once again, proves it. Where are the Jesse Jacksons and Louis Farrakhans when they need to rip into these blacks who make other blacks look so bad. You won't see them, but had this been a group of white men robbing blacks, well, then you'll hear them declare war!

[John Wayne]

see what happens when you tie police officers hands, this!

[Mike]

@ LATaxpayer

Profiling only works if the situation LOOKS like something an officer should intervene with. Take me for an example. I'm an honest, hard working, and tax paying Armenian American. It's no news that a quite a bit of Armenians were recently arrested and charged with fraudulent activities. Does it make it fair for me to jump through hoops every time I want to apply for a credit card or refinance my home? There's some truth to what you're saying, but I think the officers need to be able to read through the fine line and take the situation into consideration. Harassing a group of black kids in the middle of the street (in Glendale) isn't the best answer... especially since their attire didn't look any different than most kids these days... black, brown, white, or yellow.

[Bob]

The Neighborhood is going downhill fast.