Terrifying video footage has emerged of nearly two dozen robbers swarming into a California jewelry store and ransacking it.
Five of the thieves have been arrested after the smash-and-grab robbery took place just before 1:30 pm at the Hacienda Shopping Center on the 700 block of E. El Camino Real near in Sunnyvale, California.
Around 20 attackers were caught on camera storming the store, smashing jewelry cases with hammers and other weapons.
They grabbed merchandise before escaping in multiple vehicles ahead of police arriving on the scene.
Two police chases ensued shortly after as the suspects piled into several vehicles and made a break for it.
![Five of the nearly two dozen robbers were arrested after an organized crime raid at a jewelry store sent authorities on a police chase](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/14/17/86129639-13531073-image-a-16_1718382744225.jpg)
Five of the nearly two dozen robbers were arrested after an organized crime raid at a jewelry store sent authorities on a police chase
![The suspects are named: Tonga Latu, Tavake Esafe, Ofa Ahomana, Kilifi Leaaetoa, and Afuhia Lavakeiaho](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/14/17/86131305-13531073-image-a-28_1718383925822.jpg)
The suspects are named: Tonga Latu, Tavake Esafe, Ofa Ahomana, Kilifi Leaaetoa, and Afuhia Lavakeiaho
The scene unfolded quickly, as footage showed the burglars pile into the store the minute the doors opened.
Without hesitation, the men in black sprawled across the store, dividing their robbery into sections as if they had mapped out their route beforehand.
Officers tracked down two of the vehicles, both of which refused to pull over, leading to a high-speed police chase on northbound U.S. Highway 101.
The first vehicle managed to escape the authorities as they lost track of the suspects.
During the second chase, suspects were seen throwing some of the stolen jewelry out the window, according to local police.
Although officers lost sight of the vehicle, they found it abandoned on the side of the highway shortly after in Redwood City.
The five burglars fled on foot, running across the freeway and into a nearby industrial area, where four of them were arrested.
The fifth suspect was apprehended after being stopped by a police K-9 as he attempted to escape, according to police.
![The calm before the storm: the untouched jewelry store right before nearly two dozen robbers stormed the shop, smashing all of the glass displays](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/14/17/86129647-13531073-image-a-15_1718382697535.jpg)
The calm before the storm: the untouched jewelry store right before nearly two dozen robbers stormed the shop, smashing all of the glass displays
The gang were taken into Santa Clara County Main jail on charges of armed robbery, felony vehicle evasion, resisting arrest, burglary, conspiracy to commit a crime, vandalism, possession of burglary tools, and outstanding warrants
The suspects are named: Tonga Latu, Tavake Esafe, Ofa Ahomana, Kilifi Leaaetoa, and Afuhia Lavakeiaho.
The total value of the stolen jewelry was not released. Some of the items were recovered. No one was hurt during the robbery or the police chases,
Officials are looking into whether or not this robbery is related to another that took place in Sunnyvale in May, where there were also multiple suspects involved.