CONCORD — Police were looking Monday for multiple people they said were involved in a smash-and-grab robbery Sunday at the Sunvalley Shopping Center.
The robbery happened about 11:55 a.m. at what police said was a jewelry store inside the mall. Police in a statement said the suspects used hammers to break the display cases and fled in a waiting vehicle.
Police said reports from witnesses of gunfire during the robbery were not accurate. Information was not released regarding how many people police suspect were involved.
Police did not say whether the suspects may be from the same group that robbed a jewelry kiosk inside the mall July 30. Police said three masked suspects committed that robbery and pepper-sprayed an employee before escaping with handfuls of merchandise.
Inquiries to police seeking more information were not returned immediately.
Officers were at the mall within two minutes of the initial reports of the robbery Sunday, only to find the suspects gone. Police said the suspects fled toward Interstate 680, which has northbound and southbound on-ramps on Willow Pass Road just around the block from the mall.
The robbery didn’t injure anyone.
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