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D.A Bragg Announces Guilty Plea of Yaorong Wan For Stealing Diamond Rings From Tiffany & Co. And Cartier

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. today announced the guilty plea of YAORONG WAN, 50, for stealing approximately $260,000 worth of diamonds from Tiffany & Co. and Cartier in March 2024. WAN pleaded guilty in a New York State Supreme Court to Grand Larceny in the Second Degree. Under the terms of his plea, he is expected to be sentenced on July 14, 2025, to 3-to-9 years in state prison. …

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Homeland Security Warns about the Spike in China-Based Technology Firms’ Smuggling of Signal Jammers

Diese « Jammer » kommen bestimmt in naher Zukunft auch in Europa verstärkt bei Straftaten zum Einsatz!
The Department of Homeland Security issued a warning on the rise in Chinese-manufactured signal jammers to the United States, which pose a threat to public safety and civilian aviation. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has seen a roughly 830% increase in seizures since 2021, despite Chinese companies’ attempts to subvert inspection…..

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Seven California men charged in ‘largest jewellery heist’ in US history

Seven men from California have been charged in the « largest jewellery heist in US history », involving the theft of $100m (£75m) worth of gold, gems, and luxury watches.
The heist has been a mystery in California for nearly three years after a Brinks company truck transporting the jewellery was robbed at a remote stop as one driver slept inside, and another was having a meal….

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NYC woman found a phone buried in her lawn — and police say it’s a new tactic thieves use to spy on homeowners

Achtung! Mit einem versteckten Handy ein Haus/Geschäft/Tatort ausbaldowern!
A Queens woman found what looked like a phone buried in her front lawn — but it wasn’t just lost property.
Mary Kehoe, who’s lived in her Forest Hill home for 35 years, spotted the strange device outside. It looked like an Android phone wrapped in black tape, with only the camera exposed — like it was made to watch, not call…..

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JSA Shares Holiday Weekend Security Tips Amid Spike in Burglaries

JSA’s Scott Guginsky provided a list of nine security measures jewelers should observe while locking up for the long weekend.
New York — Last week, the Jewelers’ Security Alliance sent out an alert about a rash of “high-tech” burglaries impacting jewelers from Maryland to California, an alert that’s particularly pertinent ahead of a holiday weekend…..

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International Diamond Dealer Charged With Fraudulent Scheme To Obtain Over $3 Million Of Diamonds

Jay Clayton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Christopher G. Raia, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the unsealing of a Complaint charging business man and diamond dealer EDWARD CARLOS ST. MARY III with wire fraud in connection with his scheme to fraudulently obtain diamonds belonging to an international exporter and manufacturer of natural diamonds (the “Diamond Company”). ST. MARY was arrested yesterday morning and was presented yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas….

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Men dressed as construction workers attempt smash-and-grab robbery at NYC jewelry store

Einbruchsichere Vitrinenverglasung verhindert Stehlschaden! Erfolgloser Täter flüchtet!
New York. Two men disguised as construction workers walked into a midtown Manhattan jewelry store armed with hammers and tried to pull off a daring smash-and-grab heist, according to law enforcement sources….

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Customs Seizes Nearly 2,000 Pieces of Counterfeit Van Cleef & Arpels Jewelry

El Paso, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in El Paso, Texas, recently seized a shipment of fake Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry that it said would have been worth $9.2 million if genuine.
The shipment, which originated from China, was intercepted on April 9 on its way to a residence in El Paso……

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Millions in merchandise taken by burglars who tunneled through concrete into LA jewelry store

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Burglars tunneled through a concrete wall to gain access to a Los Angeles jewelry store, making off with at least $10 million worth of watches, pendants, gold chains and other merchandise, police said…
….The owner told The Associated Press the loss was around $20 million, and that they did not have insurance. No alarms went off and the feed to their in-store security cameras were cut….

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2 Suspects Arrested in $1.7M Smash-and-Grab Robbery of NY Jewelry Store

New York—Authorities have arrested two suspects in the December 2024 smash-and-grab robbery of a jewelry store in Hartsdale, New York.
Kevin Williams, 26, and Byron Wilson, 24, both from Irvington, New Jersey, were arrested Tuesday morning in connection with the robbery of Tarrytown Jewelers, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York….

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