San Jose Camera & Video, a Campbell business with nearly a 100-year history of serving the South Bay community, was broken into and looted earlier this week.
Thieves reportedly rammed a vehicle into the front of the store, located on South Winchester Boulevard, and then stole merchandise early in the morning on March 5.
“We have been serving San Jose, and the South Bay for almost 100 years and would love to for another 100,” according to a post on the business’ Facebook page. “The damages were pretty extensive and while insurance does help cover some of the cost to repair things, it won’t completely cover operational fees, lost wages, replacements and repairs etc.”
The store reportedly sustained damages to the front entrance — including the gates, doors and windows — as well as to the fixtures and cabinets. Also, both new and used camera gear was taken.
The business is now turning to the community for help in getting through this difficult situation and has started a GoFundMe page https://www.gofundme.com/f/san-jose-camera-rebuild-after-robbery.
“So, we are reaching out to the community for your continued support. May it be choosing us as your local camera store to shop at, sharing this, to donating,” the post reads. “Many of you may know that we have been robbed in the past and it’s hard to keep afloat and compete with the likes of Amazon.”
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