OAKLAND, Calif. - A jewelry shop in Oakland's Montclair Village was robbed during business hours over the weekend.

A group of masked robbers dressed in black invaded Aster Jewelers on Mountain Boulevard at about 11:15 a.m. Sunday.

Robbers sprayed workers and smashed display cases

What we know:

They smashed display cases with hammers and sprayed workers with pepper spray before escaping with jewelry worth about $100,000.

No customer repairs or personal jewelry was taken.

The owners did not want to go on camera, saying they wanted to focus on uplifting Oakland and thanking the community for its support.

KTVU spoke to Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson on Monday as she stopped by the shop during a coffee break.

"I just happened to see folks outside and wanted to j

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