https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/11/19/four-sentenced-to-federal-prison-for-1-1-million-san-ramon-jewelry-store-robbery/

OAKLAND — Four men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a takeover robbery of Heller’s Jewelers in San Ramon last year.

It was a brazen, well-choreographed daytime robbery in which masked gunmen forced their way into the store while frightened onlookers fled, then took dozens of Rolex watches, necklaces and other valuables worth an estimated $1.1 million. Their undoing was that one of the pieces secretly contained a GPS tracking device, which ultimately allowed the police to monitor the group throughout the day and track down their identities one by one.