It happened at Eddie's Drive In Liquors just before 3 a.m. at the intersection of College and Taft avenues.
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"The group of guys came in and they slammed the door with their van, then got inside. Obviously they grabbed a lot of liquors, cigarettes, the money we have in the registers. This one is our third time in less than two months," said David Shrestha, the co-owner at Eddie's Drive In Liquors.
Oakland police officers arrived within 10 minutes of the alarm sounding off.
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Police say the thieves used their get-away car to smash through the chain-locked doors to gain access to the store.
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The owner says the robbers made off with top-shelf liquor and cash from the register.
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He says the thieves were able to "smash-and-grab" everything in less than five minutes.
Shrestha says he suspects it's the same individuals who've robbed the store in the past.