Australia: African Gang 'Smash & Raid' Jewelry Store

Police continue to search for five men responsible for yesterday’s violent daylight robbery of a Toorak Village jewellery store.

Local man Steve Wolf told 9NEWS his six-year-old daughter and wife were near IMP Jewellery on Toorak Road about 1pm when they became caught up in the armed burglary.

“My daughter is now traumatised…she does not deserve this,” Mr Wolf said.

He claimed the thieves’ getaway car, a black Honda Civic, attempted to ram his family’s Mercedez-Benz.

“This is the most lawless society I’ve ever seen.”

CCTV obtained by 9NEWS showed four hooded offenders smashing the shop's cabinets and grabbing jewellery, leaving shattered glass strewn across the floor.

One of the men allegedly produced a firearm to hit a male staff worker on the head.

Nine News understands the staff worker had just returned from stress leave triggered by the robbery of the store last year.

...All of the robbers are described as being of African appearance.