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Home Consignment Center in Danville is recovering from yet another robbery in which police say people ambushed the store during business hours and stole jewelry, leaving shattered display cases in their wake as they drove away.
The Danville Police Department acknowledged the Camino Ramon store has been targeted multiple times by similar crimes in recent months, but the exact number is unclear. DanvilleSanRamon previously reported on three robbery or burglary incidents at the business between December 2023 and February 2024.
“While this incident bears similarities to several robberies at the same location, there is currently no evidence linking these crimes together,” Danville police officials said on Friday.
The latest case occurred last Wednesday (Sept. 11), with officers responding to Home Consignment Center at around 3:05 p.m. on a report of a strong-arm robbery, police said.
Witnesses at the scene told officers that several masked males entered the store with sledgehammers and proceeded to smash display cases and steal jewelry before fleeing the area in a vehicle, according to police.
After securing the scene, officers collected evidence, obtained more witness statements and better clarified the circumstances, police said. “It was established that five Black male adults, all wearing dark clothing and masks, were responsible for the robbery,” according to the department.
Police hope anyone with information about the fresh case will come forward, asking them to contact to Sgt. Dan Lynch at dlynch@danville.ca.gov or 925-314-3703.
The department also continues to investigate the other recent crimes reported at the consignment center.
The list includes a smash-and-grab involving two male robbers and a getaway driver just before 4 p.m. Dec. 6, an after-hours commercial burglary with five men in ski masks smashing the front door and ransacking the office at around 11:45 p.m. Dec. 13, and a jewelry robbery by five masked culprits wielding hammers at around 5:50 p.m. Feb. 5, according to past reports.
