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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

Video-Interview!

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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Video shows brazen jewelry store robbery in Manhattan’s Diamond District

MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) — Police are searching for three men who robbed a jewelry store in Midtown Manhattan Sunday.Sources say the thieves got away with millions of dollars in jewelry from safes and display cases.Police are releasing parts of the surveillance video in their attempt to track down the robbers….

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La Jolla Jewelry Thieves Posed as Water Crew: Police Seek Help Flushing Out 2

Authorities reached out to the public Tuesday for help in identifying a pair of thieves who posed as utility workers in order to get into the home of a retirement-age La Jolla resident and steal valuables.The two men showed up at the unnamed victim’s house on the afternoon of Aug. 9, identifying themselves as water-department employees and claiming that they were there to test the plumbing at the residence, according to San Diego police….

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Monroeville jewel heist ringleader from Ohio gets federal prison

The Ohio mastermind behind a $1.1 million jewelry theft at a Monroeville hotel in April 2016 was sentenced Monday to 30 months in federal prison.A judge in Cincinnati imposed that term on Amit Patel, 49, of Mason, Ohio, who had pleaded guilty to robbing two New York traveling jewelry salesmen at a jewelry show at the Monroeville convention center.Patel will also have to pay $1.1 million in restitution, which represents the value of the diamonds, gold and gems he stole with the help of four compatriots….

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