Five adults arrested in the smash-and-grab robbery of a Manhattan Beach jewelry store earlier this year will spend multiple years in prison, police said.

The incident took place on March 22, when multiple armed suspects also carrying hammers entered the Pasha Fine Jewelry store on Manhattan Beach Boulevard.

The suspects used the hammers to smash open display cases and take merchandise before fleeing to their getaway vehicles in a nearby alley, the Manhattan Beach Police Department stated in an Instagram post on Wednesday.

Authorities tracked down and arrested seven people, including five adults and two juveniles, in connection with the robbery while recovering two handguns and jewelry taken from the Pasha store.

The five adults accepted a plea bargain last Friday after multiple charges were filed against them.

“Under the plea bargain, the five adults will serve time ranging from 3-16 years in state prison and receive a strike for their part in the robbery,” the Police Department stated in the post.

The adults were identified as 20-year-old Twuan Walker of Lancaster, 25-year-old Alan Daniels of Los Angeles, 24-year-old Eworth Sutherland of Los Angeles, 24-year-old Johndean Blocker of Los Angeles and 25-year-old Jamil Edwards of Los Angeles.

The two minors, both 17, had their cases previously adjudicated through the juvenile court system, police said.

A hit-and-run driver remains at large after striking two pedestrians in Long Beach.

The collision happened on July 17 at the intersection of East 4th Street and St. Louis Avenue, according to the Long Beach Police Department.

Surveillance video of the crash was released Wednesday showing the driver in a white Kia sedan.

As the driver approached a busy crosswalk, the two victims were seen looking toward the suspect before crossing over. The suspect appeared to slow down for a moment before suddenly increasing their speed and crashing into the pedestrians.

The driver sped away without stopping to help the victims, police said.

Paramedics arrived at the scene and transported the victims to a local hospital with moderate, but non-life-threatening injuries. 

Authorities are still searching for the suspect driver. Their vehicle is described as a white, newer model Kia four-door sedan. It has a license plate ending in 243.

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to call LBPD Detective Joseph Johnson at 562-570-7355. 

Anonymous tips can be provided to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at lacrimestoppers.org.

Several women who were victims of a pipe-wielding road rage driver are expressing outrage at the likelihood that he has already been released from prison.

Attorney Gloria Allred hosted a video conference on Wednesday that included statements from several victims of Nathaniel Radimak.

Radimak, 37, was arrested in January 2023 for a series of attacks on Los Angeles area drivers, some of which were recorded on dash camera video. In at least two cases, he was seen on video getting out of his Tesla and striking vehicles with a metal pipe.

At the time of his arrest, prosecutors said Radimak had a lengthy criminal history “which spans nearly two decades and crosses multiple states.”

He faced charges in a 2020 road rage case in Hollywood, during which police allegedly found steroids and more than $30,000 in cash inside his car.

Last September, Radimak pleaded guilty to assault, vandalism, elder abuse and criminal threats and was sentenced to five years in prison in a plea deal that his victims blasted for being reached without their input.

Allred said her clients were notified that Radimak was released from prison on Wednesday after getting credit for 424 days served while awaiting sentencing, 212 for actual days in jail and another 212 days for good behavior.

He no longer has an active record on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation website.

“I’m very disappointed in the overall outcome of this case leading up to his release,” one victim, identified only as a “Jane Doe,” said on Wednesday’s video conference. “I highly doubt Radimak has learned from his mistakes and will be coming out a changed person after a short time.”

Allred and her clients also shared concern that Radimak would seek retribution.

“I’m worried he will try to find the victims whose names have been released,” the victim said.