Meldungen (en)

Ringleader of Robbery Crew Gets 4 Years Behind Bars

Santa Ana, Calif.—The ringleader of a robbery crew that targeted traveling jewelry salespeople and caused at least $835,00 in losses has been handed his prison sentence. ….

---

INTERNATIONAL CRIMINALS ARRESTED IN TENERIFE WITH CONNECTIONS TO THE HELLS ANGELS – VIDEO

The Guardia Civil and the Tax Agency, within the framework of a joint operation called ‚Jabalí-Vulcano‘, has dismantled a criminal organization based in Tenerife led by the ‚Canary Islands Branch‘ of the motorcycle group ‚Hells Angels‘, resulting in the arrest of 6 of it’s members. In the operation, six properties have been seized and two highly sophisticated marijuana plantations were raided in Guargacho and Garachico, and a marijuana smoking club located in the most popular tourist area of ​​the Costa Adeje, owned by one of the detained men. The investigation began in September last year and has had the support of the police and customs authorities of Denmark, Norway and Germany, according to an official Guardia Civil press release.

---

Florida Jewelry Store Employee Shoots 2 Robbers

Pembroke Pines, Fla.—A Florida jewelry store employee shot two suspects after the men attempted to rob the store Friday afternoon.
According to the Pembroke Pines Police Department, on Aug. 14 at 2:14 p.m., two male suspects entered a jewelry store located within the Pembroke Lakes Mall….

---

Sneak Thief Wanted for Hitting Stores in 7 States

Kansas City, Mo.—The Jewelers’ Security Alliance is on the lookout for a man authorities say has stolen jewelry from retailers in a spree spanning seven states. …
… JSA said he entered the store wearing a baseball cap and the kind of face mask worn to prevent the spread of COVID-19, which he did not have on the previous day, President John J. Kennedy noted. ….

---

Tiffany Wins $12M in Case Against Counterfeit Sellers

New York—A federal judge granted Tiffany & Co. a $12 million default judgment in a trademark infringement case against the operators of multiple websites said to be selling counterfeit items.In a ruling handed down June 24, U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith of the Florida Southern District Court in Miami ordered the 12 defendants to pay $1 million each and give control of the websites over to Tiffany….

---

Stolen rings returned to OC jewelry store by man claiming to be thieves‘ father after incident caught on video

Mit Video!
VILLA PARK, Calif. (KABC) — Just before closing Saturday, Jewelry Designs By Steven in Villa Park reported a theft by two women caught on camera.

---

Man (18) arrested after Ballymena jewellery burglary

An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of theft following a burglary at Adair Jewellers in Ballymena on Saturday.The man remains in police custody following the incident, which took place shortly after 1pm on Church Street in the town.Two men entered the jewellers and made off with a quantity of jewellery. They were pursued by several bystanders….

---

Victim of million-dollar gold heist allegedly helped stage Melbourne CBD armed robbery

The supposed victim of a multi-million dollar Melbourne gold heist allegedly helped stage the armed robbery and hid the goods in a place called Dollar.Melbourne Gold Company employee Daniel Ede is accused of helping long-time customer Karl Kachami steal more than $3.9 million in gold bullion, cash and other valuables from the CBD business in April.

---

‚Brazen daytime robbery‘: Two men steal $150,000 of jewellery while impersonating NYPD, prosecutors say

Two men robbed a jewellery store at gunpoint while dressed as police officers in New York on Saturday, prosecutors have said.

---

IN FOCUS: Security considerations when reopening your jewellery store

Ahead of the 15 June reopening date for jewellers, Lee Henderson of industry security initiative Safergems and Lee Wallace of insurance brokers TH March, share their tips on security considerations for jewellers maintaining social distancing regulations….

---