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Criminal gang steals eight tractors worth £500,000

Thieves have stolen eight nearly new New Holland tractors worth almost £500,000 during a raid in Oxfordshire. Police said the tractors were stolen during the night of 20-21 May from a farm machinery dealership at Cassington, near Witney. All were New Holland T 7.210 machines valued at £60,000 each, said detective constable Chris Piggott, of the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Police Service.

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3 Charged in Robbery, Shooting at TX Jewelry Store

Austin, Texas—Three Houston men have been charged in the May 7 armed robbery of an Austin jewelry store that left a security guard in critical condition and resulted in $350,000 in lost merchandise and damage. A criminal complaint filed in a Texas federal court on May 11 charges 21-year-old Darius Limar Sonnier, 20-year-old Wallace Diaveon Charles and Tye Joseph-Phillip Gobert, 18, with four counts each of robbery and weapons violations. …

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Tottenham star Dele Alli held at knifepoint in robbery at £2m London home

The Tottenham star suffered minor facial injuries after we was punched in the face when two males broke in through a back entrance to steal jewellery including a number of expensive watches. Alli, 24, is in lockdown with his girlfriend Ruby Mae and brother Harry Hickford and his partner, in addition to another long-term friend. All the victims were downstairs when the intruders broke in.

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Italian police nab 91 mafia suspects in ‘mega-raid’

Dozens of alleged members of the Sicilian mafia were arrested across the entire country. Authorities are concerned organized crime may be using the pandemic to increase its power even as violent crime drops.

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Texas Jewelry Store Employee Shot in Armed Robbery

Austin, Texas—A recent armed robbery resulted in the shooting and hospitalization of one jewelry store employee in Austin.
According to the Jewelers’ Security Alliance, three suspects entered a jewelry store—identified in local news reports as Korman Fine Jewelry—around 5 p.m. last Thursday, May 7, and fired multiple shots. …

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Recommended Safety Measures for Post-Lockdown Period by DRIESASSUR and RISK PREVENTION

 

Diamond and jewellery business – be prepared

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Romanian organization suspected in more Wisconsin crimes

BROWN COUNTY, Wis. (WBAY) – Members of an alleged Romanian organized crime group are believed to be operating in Wisconsin.The group is known as the ROSTAS Organized Crime Group. Investigators believe there are about 500 members in the organization. They mostly target banks, post offices, supermarkets and jewelers. One of their specialties is the « quick-change scam. »….

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Connecticut Jeweler Killed in Suspected Armed Robbery

Stamford, Conn.—Jewelry store owner Mark Vuono, 69, was found dead Saturday afternoon in what is being investigated as an armed robbery.A customer entered Marco Jewelers around 2:45 p.m. and, suspecting a crime had taken place, called the police, according to a press release from the Stamford Police Department posted to its Facebook page….

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NIGHTMARE RAID – Terrifying moment masked gang beat watch dealer & break wife’s jaw in horrifying jewellery raid on their driveway

Mit Video!
THIS is the terrifying moment a masked gang beat a watch dealer and broke his wife’s jaw in a raid on their driveway.Horrifying CCTV footage shows five balaclava-clad thugs attack Giles Waite and his wife Eli outside their detached home in Lymington, Hants….

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No lockdown in criminal fraternity during coronavirus crisis

In the midst of a nationwide shutdown of legitimate business, the business of organised crime at all levels is continuing, from those on the streets up to the gang bosses in their boltholes. Heroin valued at €300,000 has been seized in Bluebell in Dublin, a cannabis growhouse has been raided in Sligo, guns have been seized in Cork and Limerick, and five men were arrested in Finglas last night after Garda cars were rammed.

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