A group of low-life thugs messed with the wrong man earlier this week and were fortunate to escape with their lives.
As KRON 4 News reported, a group of would-be robbers attempted a jewelry heist but came face-to-face with an armed employee who sent them fleeing in terror. The incident occurred in Pleasant Hill on Monday.
Albert Marcu, an employee of the Estates Consignment Store in Pleasant Hill, fended off the group of robbers.
“I had to take a stand. Too many things happened around us, and nothing is being done,” Marcu said.
“I feel very, very bad for this country, which is one of the best countries in the world.”
“We beg the politicians to help us small businesses and help communities all over California. It’s getting out of hand.”
Property crime is up over 13% in Pleasant Hill since last year.
Marcu has been an employee of the store since 2007.
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Give this man a raise!
Staff believe that a woman seen on surveillance video may have been in on it. They explain she walked in before the attempted heist, then looked up at the cameras while on the phone the entire time. The store’s front door is always locked until visitors are let in.
She appeared to hold it open as the group rushed in.
Marcu said he escaped to the US from communist Romania and is disappointed with the current climate. The store never needed security or a guard dog, but that’s all changed as small businesses in the Bay Area have been repeatedly targeted by thieves.
“We beg the politicians to help us small businesses and help communities all over California. It’s getting out of hand,” Marcu said. “I’d say about 99% of my customers complain about crime.”
