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Various reports say the women behind the counter were forced to get on the ground, and one worker was hit in the head with a gun as the masked men shattered display cases and grabbed whatever they could at Sara Jewelry on Newark Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27.
A bag with $20,000 in cash was stolen, the owner told police. The men loaded their loot into a pair of vehicles and drove off.
An employee told abc7 one of the men pulled out a gun and said, "Open the safe or otherwise I'll shoot you."
The investigation was ongoing.
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