{"id":17339,"date":"2023-09-03T23:44:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T23:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=17339"},"modified":"2023-09-03T23:44:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T23:44:41","slug":"watch-california-jewelry-store-employees-smack-around-morbidly-obese-would-be-thief-after-he-assaulted-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=17339","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: California Jewelry Store Employees Smack Around Morbidly Obese Would-Be Thief After He Assaulted Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: @3sidedstory twitter screenshot<\/p>\n<p>El Monte, California \u2013 Ordinary California residents are getting fed up with smash and grab robberies rampant throughout the Golden State thanks to soft-on-crime leftist policies.<\/p>\n<p>KTLA <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/video-jewelry-store-employees-fight-back-against-robbery-suspect-who-allegedly-sprayed-them-with-bear-repellent\/\">reported<\/a> that a morbidly obese man entered Meza\u2019s Jewelry, located at 10909 Main Street in El Monte, and assaulted employees and customers using bear-repellant spray and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizpacreview.com\/2023\/09\/03\/californians-fight-back-el-monte-jewelry-store-employees-thwart-smash-and-grab-heist-1392813\/\">hammer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect then proceeded to destroy multiple display cases and attempted to \u201cflee\u201d with valuable merchandise. But he did not get far before the store employees and owner exacted righteous vengeance.<\/p>\n<p>The assault and attempted robbery happened Saturday around 2:12 p.m <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/el-monte-employees-fight-back-jewelry-store-robbery-video\/13730880\/\">according<\/a> to ABC 7 News Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, you can see one of the employees and the store owner take turns smacking the disgusting individual with the owner using a large wooden rod. The suspect loses his shirt during the beatdown.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p>This was at Meza&#8217;s Jewelry store in El Monte. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wa1AjEc4Rb\">pic.twitter.com\/wa1AjEc4Rb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 3sidedstory  (@3sidedstory) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3sidedstory\/status\/1698118730168107508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>The suspect then <em>slowly<\/em> jogs aways while two employees chase him down the street. Unbelievably, the fat man managed to jump into a gray Dodge Charger and fled the scene, according to El Monte police.<\/p>\n<p>The son of the storeowner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizpacreview.com\/2023\/09\/03\/californians-fight-back-el-monte-jewelry-store-employees-thwart-smash-and-grab-heist-1392813\/\">told<\/a> ABC 7 News that him, his dad, and uncle were all involved in defending the business.<\/p>\n<p>Me, my uncle and my dad were tugging him out. I was trying to defend my family because, as you could see, he was hitting my dad and my uncle.<\/p>\n<p>A nearby business-owner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizpacreview.com\/2023\/09\/03\/californians-fight-back-el-monte-jewelry-store-employees-thwart-smash-and-grab-heist-1392813\/\">voiced<\/a> support for the family and said he would react the same way should someone try to rob his establishment.<\/p>\n<p>For us, we\u2019re small business and we\u2019re family owned \u2014 the jewelry store that got hit, they\u2019re family owned and the family works there also. So, we fight back.<\/p>\n<p>The police <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/video-jewelry-store-employees-fight-back-against-robbery-suspect-who-allegedly-sprayed-them-with-bear-repellent\/\">describe<\/a> the suspect as a black man standing 6 feet, 1 inch tall and weighing approximately 270 to 300 pounds. He is also reportedly between 35 and 45 years of age.<\/p>\n<p>The incident remains under investigation and anyone with information is being asked to <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/video-jewelry-store-employees-fight-back-against-robbery-suspect-who-allegedly-sprayed-them-with-bear-repellent\/\">contact<\/a> the El Monte Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2023\/09\/watch-california-jewelry-store-employees-smack-around-morbidly\/\">WATCH: California Jewelry Store Employees Smack Around Morbidly Obese Would-Be Thief After He Assaulted Them<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/\">The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: @3sidedstory twitter screenshot El Monte, California \u2013 Ordinary California residents are getting fed up with smash and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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