HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.— Three hammer-wielding thieves smashed jewelry cases and fled with valuables from a store in the Bella Terra shopping center in Huntington Beach Monday. The robbery occurred just after 2 p.m. at the Princess Bride Diamonds store at 7821 Edinger Ave., near the San Diego (405) Freeway, said Jessica Cuchilla, a spokeswoman for…

ESCONDIDO, Calif.—A pair of masked men used a vehicle to ram their way into an Escondido jewelry store early today and looted the business. The vehicular smash-and-grab heist in the 300 block of West Mission Avenue took place shortly after 1:30 a.m., according to the Escondido Police Department. After breaking into the shop by crashing…

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Police are searching for four suspects involved in a daytime smash-and-grab robbery at a jewelry store near Fashion Island. On Jan. 24 at around 3 p.m., four suspects wearing hoodies, masks, and gloves went inside JB Diamonds & Fine Jewelry and used hammers to shatter the display cases, stealing an unknown amount of…

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Police were searching Jan. 25 for four suspects involved in a daytime smash-and-grab robbery at a jewelry store near Fashion Island. On Monday at around 3 p.m., four suspects wearing hoodies, masks, and gloves went inside JB Diamonds & Fine Jewelry and used hammers to shatter the display cases, stealing an unknown amount…

WESTMINSTER, Calif.—Westminster police announced Nov. 18 the arrests of a husband and wife suspected of using sleight of hand to steal jewelry from unsuspecting victims. Anaheim residents Ion Alexandru and Elisa Alexandru, both 27-years-old, were arrested following a Westminster Police Department decoy operation conducted about 9 a.m. Wednesday, according to Sgt. Eddie Esqueda. The suspects…