Key Highlights
- Petaluma police say six suspects stormed Gold Rush Jewelers Saturday afternoon armed with hammers, pepper spray and a firearm, smashing display cases and stealing jewelry while one suspect held employees at gunpoint. As the robbery unfolded, an uninvolved bystander noticed the suspects’ vehicle left running outside the store.
- Police say the bystander got into the car and drove it into the front of the business, forcing the suspects to flee.
- "I was just being a nice citizen to the people who own this jewelry store," the bystander told ABC7/KGO, saying he saw masked suspects rush inside and realized the car had been left unattended.
- VIDEO SHOWS AIRPORT BYSTANDER BODYSLAMMING TSA BREACH SUSPECT IN SPLIT-SECOND TAKEDOWN Petaluma police respond to a smash-and-grab robbery at Gold Rush Jewelers involving multiple suspects, authorities said.
- (KTTV) The move triggered a chaotic escape.
