Thieves nabbed after Redondo Beach jewelry store heist
The four men arrested as suspects in the "smash and grab" robbery of a local jewelry store. Photo courtesy of RBPD A massive seven hour manhunt captured four suspects in a “smash and grab” jewelry heist last Friday in which four masked thieves entered a Redondo Beach jewelry store, broke open display cases with a hammer, assaulted an employee and left in a waiting getaway car. Four men were arrested in South Redondo – one hiding in a trash can, another near Parras Middle School – in a quick and extensive mutual aid response that involved more than 65 police officers, seven K-9s, and three helicopters. According to police, the robbery occurred just before 5 p.m. at Beach Cities Jewelers on the 800 block of Torrance Boulevard. The four masked men entered the store and one immediately began smashing cases open with a hammer while two others scooped up jewelry into pillow cases. Another man stood lookout, and police believe a fifth man waited outside in a four-door sedan. Things didn’t quite go as planned, however, when the store manager got involved in a physical altercation with one of the men. “The store manager confronted the suspects and attempted to tear off one of their masks,”…
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