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Bungling burglar smashed over head with pole he used to break into jewellers

A BUMBLING burglar who tried to raid a jewellery shop was foiled when staff hit him over the head with the iron bar he used to smash the window.

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VIDEO: Man steals Rolex watches worth £28,000 from a Manchester jewellers

A man posing as a customer ran out of a jewellers in Manchester with two Rolex watches, valued at around £28,500.
The man was caught on CCTV walking into a jewellery store in Manchester’s Arndale Centre on Saturday, 19 March, at around 6:35pm as he posed for a customer……

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Robbers who stole millions in jewelry sentenced

Two Philadelphia men sentenced for jewelry theft ring, which stole $2 million ruby sculpture from a Wilmington jeweler.

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£100,000 theft at Ernest Jones Eastbourne

Sussex Police are investigating a burglary at an Eastbourne jewellers in which thousands of pounds worth of stock was stolen.
Officers were called to Ernest Jones, in Eastbourne’s Arndale Centre, at about 1:13 am on Monday (18 April) following a report from a member of staff about the break-in…..

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Andy Warhol Prints Stolen from Springfield Art Museum

Sometime between the evening of April 6 and the morning of April 7, thieves broke in to the Springfield Art Museum and stole seven screen prints by pop artist Andy Warhol, and as of today, April 22, they are still missing

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Israel: Police Probe $65 Million Fraud at World’s Largest Diamond Exchange

Israeli police are investigating a possible US$ 65 million fraud at the world’s largest diamond exchange in Ramat Gan, a city east of Tel Aviv, the Guardian reported.

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Stolen antique Castellani jewellery pieces worth £2.4m returned to Rome’s Villa Giulia museum

Antique jewellery worth €3m (£2.4m, $3.4m), stolen from Rome’s Villa Giulia museum three years ago, were returned to the museum recently. Italian police recovered most of the jewels from a Russian woman, who allegedly organised the heist.

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Police appeal after failed robbery at Hampshire jewellers

Police are appealing for information after a failed robbery at a jewellery store in Lymington, Hampshire.
At around 12:55pm on Tuesday, 19 April, a man stopped outside Barry Papworth Jewellers on St Thomas Street, on a bicycle……

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Three charged following armed robbery at Winchester jewellers

Three men have been arrested and charged following an armed robbery at a jewellers in Winchester on Friday 15 April.
Police were called to the incident shortly after 9am at Justice Jewellers in Parchment Street, after two men wearing motorcycle helmets entered the store armed with an imitation firearm. The third man was seen waiting in a van nearby…..

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Basingstoke jewellers hit by thieves

Police are appealing for information following a “high value” burglary at a jewellers in Basingstoke, Hampshire.
Officers were called to Festival Place shopping centre just after 2:30am on Thursday 7 April to reports of a burglary at the recently refurbished Beaverbrooks The Jewellers store….

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