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Widespread scam hits diamond, jewelry and watch industry

SPECIAL ALERT!
BEWARE OF CALLERS FAKING IDENTITIES TO HAVE HIGH-END ORDERS SHIPPED
JSA has received numerous recent reports of a type of fraud being attempted against the industry. There are different forms, with these varied elements:…..

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6 Sought in California Distraction Theft

Glendale, Calif.–Police are looking for six suspects wanted for their roles in allegedly carrying out a distraction theft at a California jewelry store.
According to the Glendale Police Department, on June 14, two suspects approached the owner of Honolulu Jewelers as he was closing, asking to make a quick purchase. The owner agreed, allowing six people–five women and one man–to enter the store. ….

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Hatton Garden jeweller jailed for selling over 100 stolen watches

Watch dealer, Nadeem Malick, has been jailed for 18 months after he was caught selling stolen high-value watches.
The timepieces he was selling matched those on the Art Loss Register (ALR) database of stolen watches.
On 6 January 2016, a watch shop in Mayfair was robbed by four men who took 81 watches valued at £1.1m. While being pursued by officers, one of the men was seen dumping a bag…..

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Two arrested after £1m armed robbery at Bristol jewellers

Two men have been arrested in connection to an armed jewellery raid where £1m worth of goods were stolen.
Grey-Harris and Co in the Clifton area of Bristol, was hit by a daytime smash-and-grab when four men on two motorcycles used axes and sledgehammers to break the windows of the shop.
The incident happened shortly after 1pm yesterday (26 June)…..

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Machete found after smash-and-grab robbery

Robbers who smashed their way into a jewellery shop, are believed to have sped away from the scene on mopeds.
The police are appealing for witnesses in Banstead town centre at 2.15pm Friday (16 June)……

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Unlocked door leads thieves to strip mall jewelry heist

Thieves broke into a city jewelry business through an unlocked business next-door and made off with a “significant” amount of merchandise.

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Schmuck im Wert von 310.000 Euro auf Usedom geklaut

Bislang unbekannte Diebe haben zwei Verkaufswagen auf der Insel Usedom leer geräumt. Ihre Beute: Schmuck im Wert von 310.000 Euro. Dieser sollte eigentlich im Rahmen des Kleinkunstfestivals verkauft werden……

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Armed robbery in Geneva, shootout caught on camera

GENEVA, Switzerland — Police have not released any new details of a jewelry heist occurred this past weekend in downtown Geneva. The getaway ended in shots fired in the street, where it was caught on tape.

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Police blame organised crime bosses for spate of Melbourne jewel store heists – Videos

Youths who have never met each other are being commissioned by organised crime identities to commit Melbourne’s violent jewellery store robberies, police say.

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Masked raiders wielding axes and hammers smash their way into jewellery store

Panicked witnesses can be heard screaming as the gang hacked through the window of a shopping centre store while one raider reportedly swung an axe at a shopkeeper’s face

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