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Video shows thieves dressed as Amazon worker and security guard pistol-whip California jewelry store employee

In the video, one of the men hit a worker in the back of the head with his weapon and then went on to shove her down to the floor

SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA: Two armed thieves dressed as an Amazon worker and a security guard pistol-whipped a California jewelry store worker and stole thousands of dollars worth of jewelry, cops said. The incident took place at Gemma’s Jewelers in Rancho Cucamonga, a suburb of San Bernardino. 

In a surveillance video obtained by Fox News, one of the men, disguised as a security guard, hit a worker in the back of the head with his weapon and then went on to shove her down to the floor. She later had to be taken to a local hospital but was later released. The other bandit, dressed as an Amazon worker, kept his gun pointed at another employee and customer. The glass casings in the store were shattered by the thieves and the jewels were ransacked. 

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The two men eventually fled the store but police later managed to swipe “several thousand dollars worth of stolen jewelry." Days later, Christopher Lamar, 28; Angel Olvera, 23, and David Goffney, 34, were arrested, according to San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department said. The nature of David Goffney's involvement in the robbery has not been specified. 

Employees who worked at the Target next door said the robbery has shaken them. "I was just working and pulling some carts, and I saw a bunch of policemen and the lady [employee] seemed hurt. It does make you feel a little unsafe knowing stuff like that is happening," Leonardo Franco told Fox 11. "Even in the video, seeing that they (the suspects) are disguised [is scary]. One of the suspects is in Amazon [jacket], and another looked like security. Clearly they planned this."

Another employee, Mia Spera, also expressed her fear and concern. "Actually seeing the video, that broke my heart," she said. "Honestly, when he got physical with her, that was really sad, because you can threaten someone and not even touch them, but the fact that he actually started hitting her, that was like, oh my gosh, that's really sad."

On Wednesday, October 19, law enforcement located Lamar in San Bernardino, and subsequently arrested and booked him at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga. The following day, Olvera was located in Rancho Cucamonga and taken into custody. He too was booked at the West Valley Detention Center. Both the suspects are awaiting a court hearing. 

Rancho Cucamonga Police Department wrote in a press release, "Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Detective Candace Sanchez, of the Rancho Cucamonga Station. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the WE-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME(27463), or on the web at www.wetip.com."