Morning Jewelry Store Smash-In On Diablo Boulevard: Report

LAMORINDA, CA — Two burglars smashed through a window at a Lafayette jewelry store before dawn Friday, stormed inside, and broke display cases in a rapid grab that was caught on internal security video.

The break-in at Ware Designs surfaced publicly after the store manager shared surveillance footage with a local television station, showing the pair forcing entry and moving through the store, according to reports.

Owner Stephen Ware received notifications from the camera alarms a shortly after 1:52 a.m. When he arrived at the store shortly after, Ware told KRON 4 News he found the window broken, and cases broken into.

Footage shows the one person breaking a front window, crawling through and then opening the front door to let a second person inside. Both begin breaking glass cases and stealing the jewelry inside — getting in and out in less than a minute.

Ware pledged that the burglars would be found and made to "sweat" for coming into Lafayette and stealing from them, according to KRON 4 News.

This isn’t the first time crime has taken place at the Lafayette shopping plaza. A car drove into the CVS just a few doors down from Ware Designs last March, in an attempt to steal an ATM, according to reports.