The Owner Says a Similar “Smash-And-Grab” Incident Took Place Earlier This Year
A Ring camera placed inside Third Street Promenade’s See Sea Jewelry store captured the moment a thief smashed through the storefront glass before robbing the business of approximately $4,000 in valuables.
The robbery took place last week shortly before 2 a.m. at the Santa Monica store located at 1405 3rd St. Promenade, adjacent to Santa Monica Boulevard, as reported by ABC7.
In the video, a man wearing a gray hoodie and a backpack is seen stuffing items from the display area into his front pocket of his hoodie, along with grabbing necklaces.
On Tuesday morning, two men were cleaning the store’s exterior of shattered glass, while wooden planks were placed where the glass entrance used to be.
According to one store worker present, the exterior should be repaired by next week.
See Sea Jewelry owner Sun Jung told ABC7 that a similar “smash-and-grab” incident took place earlier this year, going on to state “There’s police during the day and such but we need security at night because we see so many windows being broken at night … Security here doesn’t seem to improve as years go by, so I’m starting to have uncertainty about the location.”
