Overview
- Police say four men smashed watch cases with sledgehammers at the Macy's in Westfield Valley Fair and fled with high‑end watches.
- Detectives used the city's automated license‑plate cameras to identify two getaway cars abandoned in San Jose and Fremont, which set up search and arrest warrants.
- Investigators named the suspects as Devin Hairston, 31, and Charlie Jones, 23, both of Oakland, Emilio Sanchez, 24, of Hayward, and Roman Camarena, 18, of Stockton.
- Arrests rolled out over several months, with federal agents taking Hairston into custody near Bakersfield, officers arresting Sanchez in Hayward and Jones in Oakland, and San Leandro police arresting Camarena in Dublin as he awaits extradition to Santa Clara County.
- Detectives say searches turned up possible evidence from the mall heist and linked Hairston and Camarena to a separate McKee Road jewelry store robbery, and police released photos of recovered jewelry, watches, and clothing while asking the public for tips.