Good Samaritan hijacks crooks’ getaway car and rams it into jewelry store during smash-and-grab: police

Police successful Northern California are searching for 4 equipped suspects aft a brazen smash-and-grab robbery astatine a jewelry store – an incidental that took a melodramatic crook erstwhile a bystander jumped into the suspects’ getaway car and rammed it into the storefront successful an effort to halt the crime.

Petaluma constabulary accidental six suspects stormed Gold Rush Jewelers Saturday day equipped with hammers, capsicum spray and a firearm, smashing show cases and stealing jewelry portion 1 fishy held employees astatine gunpoint.

As the robbery unfolded, an uninvolved bystander noticed the suspects’ conveyance near moving extracurricular the store. Police accidental the bystander got into the car and drove it into the beforehand of the business, forcing the suspects to flee.

"I was conscionable being a bully national to the radical who ain this jewelry store," the bystander told ABC7/KGO, saying helium saw masked suspects unreserved wrong and realized the car had been near unattended.

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Petaluma constabulary respond to a smash-and-grab robbery astatine Gold Rush Jewelers involving aggregate suspects, authorities said. (KTTV)

The determination triggered a chaotic escape. Police accidental 1 fishy capsicum sprayed the bystander earlier fleeing the area. The bystander told KGO helium was temporarily blinded during the confrontation.

"They were pissed," helium told the outlet. "One of them jumped implicit the car and sprayed maine with mace. After that I couldn’t spot nothing."

According to police, 4 suspects escaped, portion 2 were apprehended pursuing a hunt involving a sheriff’s chopper and K9 units. Authorities accidental the remaining suspects are not believed to inactive beryllium successful the contiguous area.

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Petaluma constabulary analyse a smash-and-grab robbery astatine Gold Rush Jewelers arsenic a hunt continues for aggregate suspects progressive successful the crime. (KTTV)

The suspects’ conveyance was aboriginal recovered abandoned and had been reported stolen, constabulary said. The firearm utilized successful the robbery has not been recovered.

Police identified the 2 suspects taken into custody arsenic 18-year-olds William Butler Clarence of Pittsburgh and Moshae Koron Howell of Antioch. Both were booked into the Sonoma County jailhouse connected aggregate felony charges, including robbery, burglary and battle with a firearm.

Store employees were shaken but not physically injured, constabulary said.

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Community members who spoke with KGO described the robbery arsenic shocking, with immoderate calling the bystander’s actions brave, though risky.

"That’s wild," 1 witnesser told the outlet. "Very brave of them. Maybe not the champion idea."

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Police person not said whether the bystander’s actions volition look scrutiny.

Authorities are asking anyone with accusation oregon video related to the robbery to interaction Petaluma police.

Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime. Send communicative tips to [email protected].