Armed with sledgehammers and crowbars, and in full view of mid-day traffic and pedestrians along one of the city’s busiest commercial corridors, five individuals staged a flagrant “smash-and-grab” burglary at a South Beverly Drive jewelry store on March 23, reigniting concern among residents about crime in the city.
The suspects exited a vehicle near Luxury Jewels of Beverly Hills on the 200 block of South Beverly, their identities obscured by masks and hoodies. In the span of seconds, they proceeded to break the store’s window and snatch what they could from the front display. They fled on foot, abandoning the car they arrived in, which police later determined to be stolen, before entering a second car.
