A group of burglars targeted Oakland, California-based Kim Tin Jewelry in August, KTVU’s Henry K. Lee reported. Videos of the incident also made their way to social media and soon went viral. One of the clips depicted a Ford truck ramming into the store, before the armed robbers stole the jewelry.
After the smash-and-grab incident, Jason Dao, the store owner’s son, launched a GoFundMe fundraiser with a goal of $30,000 to support his father. The campaign has raised over $27,000 within a few weeks of the accident. Talking about the impact of robbery, he mentioned:
“We are incredibly lucky that my dad survived and that he was the only one in the building. But he has been left injured, shaken, and deeply traumatized from this incident, and the store has been destroyed beyond repair.”…