Crime

Berkeley jewelry shop in the Elmwood robbed at gunpoint

The men pistol-whipped a store employee, smashed display cases and made off with the jewelry from 14 Karats, police said.

14 Karats jewelry shop was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. Google Maps

Three men with a gun robbed a Berkeley jewelry shop in the Elmwood neighborhood late Wednesday afternoon, authorities report.

The men pistol-whipped a store employee, smashed display cases and made off with the jewelry, Berkeley police said.

Police began getting calls about the robbery at 14 Karats jewelry shop at 2910 College Ave. (south of Russell Street) at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Calls came in from the shop and others in the area, police said.

Officers responded to the store but the men were able to escape in a getaway car.

The employee was treated at the scene, the Berkeley Police Department said.

The Berkeley Scanner will share more information if additional details become available.

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On Sunday night, the woman showed up in the 700 block of Woodhaven Road, off Sunset Lane near Tilden park, asking residents for help.

A man with a gun banged on the woman's door and tried to open it, but she was able to drive away and call police.

Police arrested two male Berkeley High School students, ages 17 and 18, as a result of the investigation, BPD said.