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Optical Illusions was the latest target of a robbery at City Center Bishop Ranch on Feb. 21, leading to a physical altercation between the owner, an employee and the four robbers who ultimately fled the scene with approximately $15,000 in merchandise. (Photo by Jeanita Lyman)

The San Ramon Police Department is continuing its investigation into a midday robbery at City Center Bishop Ranch last month in which thousands of dollars worth of merchandise was stolen.

Police responded to a reported strong-arm robbery at Optical Illusions at approximately 1:17 p.m. Feb. 21, during which four masked suspects entered the shop and began taking merchandise from the high-end optometrist’s shop, leading to a physical altercation with the store’s owner and an employee when they tried to stop the theft. 

The suspects ultimately escaped with an estimated $15,000 worth of merchandise. Three are still on the lam as of March 5, with one suspect – an 18-year-old Pittsburg man – who was taken into custody in San Mateo County on separate felony grand theft charges, according to SRPD officials.

SRPD’s Organized Retail Theft Suppression Team is working with the Walnut Creek, Manteca and Daly City police departments along with other agencies in its efforts to identify the additional suspects.

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Jeanita Lyman is a second-generation Bay Area local who has been closely observing the changes to her home and surrounding area since childhood. Since coming aboard the Pleasanton Weekly staff in 2021,...

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