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Crime Stoppers: Surveillance video released in motel robbery

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – On Friday, Lincoln Police released new surveillance video from a motel robbery on September 9. During the robbery, thousands of dollars in cash, computers, and jewelry were stolen as the motel’s owner was held against her will.
The surveillance video shows a man and a women enter the main office of the Oak Park Motel, near 11th and Cornhusker, and asked the owner to see a room. The man and woman told the owner they were interested in booking a block of rooms at the motel. ….

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Jailed: Romanian gang who collected ‘Aladdin’s cave’ of stolen goods from hundreds of homes

Five members of a Romanian burglary gang who stole gold, cash and high-end watches from dozens of wealthy homes received lengthy jail terms yesterday.Catalin Zaharia, Constantin Stoian, Marian Molocia, Daniel Stoean and Florina Spiru – Zaharia’s wife – were directed by crime bosses in their homeland to steal from more than 70 homes in the West Midlands….

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LARGEST ORGANISED CRIME GROUP IN EASTERN SPAIN’ BROUGHT DOWN AS 81 ARRESTED, 4 TONNES OF COCAINE SEIZED AND 800 BANK ACCOUNTS FROZEN

THE ‘largest organised crime group in eastern Spain’ has been brought down following a seven-nation investigation that saw 81 arrests, the seizure of 4,000kg of cocaine and 800 bank accounts frozen. ‘Operation Beautiful’, coordinated by Spain but involving law enforcement authorities from Colombia, France, Portugal, Romania, Sweden and the United Kingdom, and supported by Europol, dismantled the ‘violent gang’ in a string of sting operations last week.

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8 Things to Know About Jewelry Crime in 2018

New York—The Jewelers’ Security Alliance’s annual crime report is out, and it paints a picture of an industry that is safer than it has been in decades. Though the number of overall crimes was up slightly, dollar losses dropped dramatically and violence against jewelers hit a low not seen in decades. …

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Customs Agents in Kentucky Seize $90M in Counterfeit Jewelry

Louisville, Ky.—Since mid-July, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Express Consignment Operations hub in Louisville, Kentucky have seized counterfeit jewelry that would be worth $90 million if genuine.According to a CBP statement Wednesday, officers seized three large shipments of counterfeit bracelets in July—in a picture provided by the CBP one of the seizures, the items look to be copies of Cartier’s iconic Love bracelet—totaling more than $42 million….

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EU Protects: How a European arrest warrant works

…Conditions and criteria remain. For instance, before an EAW is issued, a ‘proportionality check’ is made. This check evaluates the gravity of the offence, the imprisonment sentence attributed to the offence and whether an EAW for the crime in question will be worthwhile. This eliminates the use of an EAW for minor offences, such as crimes with a penalty sentence of less than one year….

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Police Search For Suspect Who Robbed Hollywood Home Of Items Worth Over $250K

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Hollywood police are asking the public for any tips they can provide regarding the robbery of $250,000 worth of items stolen from a home back in December of last year. Leads in the case have dried up.The heirloom heist took place at a home near Southlake Drive and Washington Street.At the time, police released video of a man caught on a surveillance camera breaking into the home on December 15th at around 6:40 p.m….

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Australian police unearth crypto laundering syndicate

Latest reports reveal that the Australian police and law enforcing agencies have traced a crypto laundering syndicate — the criminal group involved in money laundering via untraceable assets which also include cryptocurrencies and digital currencies.
After committing the robbery, the funds that were stolen were then laundered by the syndicate via the untraceable assets like jewelry and money that was transferred back to Australia as cryptocurrencies….

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Only a good guy with a gun can stop bad guys with a gun! – Jewelry store owner fires at robbers

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Phenix City, AL – On August 14, 2019, at approximately 12:30 p.m., two subjects committed a gunpoint robbery at a jewelry store. The store’s owner then fired shots at the robbers…..

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Auch in Kanada rufen schon falsche Polizisten ältere Menschen an – Peel police warn public about scam targeting Polish seniors

Peel Regional Police are warning the public about a scam targeting Polish seniors.On Monday, Sept. 9, Const. Sarah Patten said police received four reports of people falling victim to the scam, which entails a person contacting them by phone and identifying themselves as a police officer while speaking in Polish….

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