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Gangland crime queen ‘blows £50,000 on revenge-plotting clan summit in Dubai amid violent feud’

A crime queen has allegedly blown more than £50,000 on a revenge-plotting meeting in Dubai. Annette Daniel, Scotland’s most notorious shoplifter, joined gang boss Steven ‘Bonzo’ Daniel at an exclusive five-star resort, the Daily Record reports. They were met by friends and family – including a man who walked free from a horrific underworld gun attack six weeks ago.

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A member of a £53m robbery gang claims it is unfair to stop him going home to Albania

An Albanian robber jailed for Britain’s biggest ever cash heist has won a crucial High Court victory in his fight to do his time in his homeland. The government objected to Jetmir Bucpapa’s transfer to an Albanian jail amid fears he could get out early and get his hands on the missing millions.

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Gold replica of lunar module stolen from US museum

A solid gold replica of the 1969 Lunar Excursion Module that landed on the moon has been stolen from a museum in the US state of Ohio, police said…

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CCTV captures botched burglary attempt on Ashbourne jewellery shop

Police are appealing for witnesses after a would-be thief was captured on security cameras trying to smash his way into a town centre jewellery store. The incident took place at around 2am on Wednesday and the video clearly shows a hooded man looking in the window of CW Sellors in Victoria Square, carrying a bag and a claw hammer, then returning seconds later to start smashing away at the window.

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Burglary gang steal £600,000 worth of items from West Sussex homes

A burglary gang which targeted homes across the south, including properties in Horsham and Selsey, has been jailed. Five people have been sentenced to a total of almost 28 years following several burglaries which saw around £600,000 worth of items stolen from homes across Surrey and West Sussex.

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5 arrested in fatal robbery of traveling jewelry salesman, other heists

Five people have been arrested in connection with the fatal robbery of a traveling jewelry salesman last year, as well as a series of other robberies in North Texas. Johnnattan Ramirez, 35; Pedro Louis Alvarez, 32; Robert Riveros, 25; Eslevy Vargas-Avila, 27; and Catherine Contreras-Beltran, 28, are members of a South American theft ring that has “targeted members of the jewelry industry across this nation for a number of years,” U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas said in a written statement.

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Guard shot in jewelry store robbery

Shopping on High Street, San Fernando, came to a standstill yesterday morning as bandits shot a security guard who attempted to stop them from carrying out a daring daylight heist at a jewelry store.

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Traçabilité des paquets de cigarettes : l’autre combat des lobbys du tabac

Les responsables politiques, à Paris ou à Bruxelles, rechignent à appliquer des mesures simples contre le trafic, quand d’autres élus pestent en vain contre un lobbying exacerbé.

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Compiègne : une bijouterie du centre-ville braquée en plein jour

Quatre malfaiteurs, qui ont réussi à prendre la fuite, ont brisé plusieurs vitrines de la bijouterie Mauboussin pour s’emparer de bijoux.

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Cassino, distraggono la commessa e rubano gioielli per 40 mila euro: arrestati

A fine giugno, a Cassino, una coppia ha messo a segno il più classico dei furti all’interno di una gioielleria.

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