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Alleged jewel thieves arrested on return to Tokyo crime scene

Three suspects apparently belong to Chinese ‘Pink Panda’ gang
TOKYO — Three Chinese men and women, believed to be part of the infamous « Pink Panda » crime ring, have been arrested on suspicion of jewel theft after returning to a Tokyo jewelry exposition they allegedly robbed a year ago.

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JSA RELEASES BURGLARY PROTECTION VIDEO

In 2016 there were 287 burglaries of jewelry firms in the U.S. In the video below, John Kennedy, President of JSA, offers basic tips on alarms, safes, glass and reducing the risk of burglary……

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Jewelry Store Distraction Thefts ‘Rampant,’ JSA Says

New York–The Jewelers’ Security Alliance has issued another bulletin warning retailers of small bands of distraction thieves who are hitting jewelry stores around the country, a problem JSA President John J. Kennedy said is “rampant” in the industry right now.
A continuation of the trend first noted by the JSA in October, the three latest incidences involved jewelry stores in Ohio, Maryland and Texas…..

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How a Group of Retirees Pulled off the Biggest Jewelry Heist in British History

The audacious April 2015 ransacking of safe-deposit boxes in Hatton Garden, London’s jewelry district, was epic. So much cash, jewelry, and other valuables had been taken that the loot had been hauled away in giant trash containers on wheels.

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Plain-clothes policeman averts jewellery robbery

Police are looking for four would-be robbers who burnt their car after attempting to break into a jewellery shop in Paphos early on Wednesday morning.

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Third Individual Sentenced in Multi-State Jewelry Heists

Tallahassee, Fla.–Another individual found guilty in the multi-state jewelry heists fronted by an armed female robber has been sentenced to three decades behind bars.
According to court documents, federal Judge Robert Hinkle of the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Florida handed down a sentence of 32 years and one day to 47-year-old Michael Bernard Gilmore for conspiracy to commit robberies affecting commerce along with multiple weapons charges…..

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‘Spiderman’ art thief jailed for eight years for stealing £85m worth of paintings

Vjeran Tomic earned his nickname due to his ability to scale walls during break ins and he used climbing gear and suction cups to nick the masterpieces including a Pablo Picasso painting.

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Diamond fraudsters ordered to pay £148k back to victims

Confiscation hearings have been held following the successful jailing of five people – four from the same family – in June last year for their involvement in elaborate diamond and jewellery fraud, theft, and money-laundering. 

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Hatton Garden raider admits previous £1m jewellery heist

One of the ringleaders in the notorious Hatton Garden heist has admitted a raid at a high-end London jewellers five years earlier.
Daniel Jones, 59, is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence for his part in the Easter bank holiday weekend raid in April 2015, which saw a gang ransack 73 safe deposit boxes at the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit…..

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Pink Panther member found dead in Dubai jail

A member of a gang internationally known as Pink Panther, who was serving a 10-year jail term over a charge of aiding and abetting in Wafi Mall jewellery shop heist, had been found dead in prison, the Court of Appeals was told on Wednesday…..

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