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A robber hit the Fast Fix jewelry store in the Westfield Century City outdoor shopping mall about noon today, and while running to a waiting car he fired one shot in the air as a security guard gave chase. Police are investigating. It was last year that three or more armed men in ski masks robbed the Tiffany & Co. store in the same shopping center.
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Shot fired this time at Century City jewelry heist
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