Masked thieves ram SUV into San Jose jewelry store, stealing jewelry

A group of masked thieves rammed an SUV into a San Jose jewelry store and charged inside in broad daylight on Friday afternoon, assaulting the shop's elderly owner and stealing display cases of merchandise, police and local witnesses said. Surveillance footage of the smash and grab at Kim Hung Jewelry on the 1900 block of Aborn Road shows the vehicle striking the storefront and a swarm of black-clad suspects rushing in at about 2 p.m., according to video and local reports; some accounts put the time closer to 2:30 p.m.

Footage shows suspects wielding hammers and axes smashing glass cases and grabbing jewelry while one of the assailants forces the 88-year-old owner to the floor. A car horn blaring outside appeared to hasten the group's departure. The San Jose Police Department described the incident as an armed robbery and said at least one suspect was carrying a firearm. Officers said the suspects fled in multiple vehicles and remain at large. Police urged anyone with information to come forward.

A friend of the shop owner, Chris Moore, said the man was cut by broken glass when he was shoved to the ground and later suffered a stroke. Moore said the owner was treated overnight,...