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Bay Area Crime Spree: 5 Jewelry Store Robbers Caught in Epic Police Chase

Fast moving police car down a city street.

Just when you thought the Bay Area couldn’t get any more chaotic, a jewelry store heist straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster went down in Sunnyvale.

Five suspects from San Francisco and Oakland decided to turn a routine day into a high-stakes crime drama, leading local law enforcement on a wild pursuit that ended with their dramatic arrest. According to police reports, these wannabe criminal masterminds targeted a jewelry store on El Camino Real before getting caught near Lawrence Expressway and Highway 101.

The Great Escape (That Wasn’t)

Apparently, these suspects thought they were Ocean’s Eleven, cruising around in not one, but two stolen vehicles. Their grand plan? Steal some bling and make a quick getaway. Spoiler alert: it didn’t work out quite like they imagined.

From Stolen Cars to Handcuffs

When police spotted the suspicious vehicles, what followed was a short but intense chase that ended with the suspects bailing from their cars and attempting to flee on foot. Narrator voice: They didn’t get far. Law enforcement quickly apprehended all five men near Fremont Avenue and Rembrandt Drive.

A Broader Investigation

Authorities are now investigating whether this incident is connected to other recent jewelry store robberies in the area. Translation: These guys might have been part of a larger criminal operation.

If you’ve got any information about this jewelry store heist, the Sunnyvale Police Department is all ears. Give them a call at 408-730-7110 and do your civic duty.

AUTHOR: pw

SOURCE: The Mercury News