STOCKTON – Two suspects were caught on camera using sledgehammers to try and break into a jewelry store in Stockton.
The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office believes this attempted break-in was motivated by the high value of watches on display at the store.
It all happened in a matter of minutes when those two suspects jumped out of a car with sledgehammers trying to break into DeVon’s Jewelry store. Now the glass is repaired, but the community is left in shock.
Two hooded suspects using sledgehammers in broad daylight, to try and get into the display case at DeVon’s Jewelry store in Stockton.
Employees were still inside and shoppers were still going about their day.
After several swings and even breaking through the glass, the two give up and run away.
“I come here every day, it’s a really good area,” Ramon Cervantes said.
Cervantes comes to the Lincoln Center every day on his break and was shocked when he heard the attempted break-in had happened right before he got there Tuesday afternoon.