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Thieves crawl through hole to steal £1.8m of jewellery from East London shop

Thieves managed to get away with £1.8m worth of gold and diamonds after they smashed a hole in the wall of a jewellery shop in east London.
With the use of a sledgehammer and crowbar, the gang managed to get through to Joyalukkas jewellery shop in Forest Gate, Newham to carry out the raid…..

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JSA Offering $2,500 Reward in Fatal Armed Robbery

Fresno, Calif.–The Jewelers Security Alliance is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest of two men wanted in connection with the murder of a California jewelry store employee.
Police are looking for Angelo Sanchez, 17, and Angel Morelos, 18, who allegedly shot a store employee during a robbery. …..

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Brazen thief grabs £1million of jewels after duping a 24-hour locksmith into letting him into London jewellers

Thief phoned an expert claiming he’d lost his keys and was quickly let into the Mayfair shop — spending 45 minutes filling his pockets despite blaring alarm…..

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MB&F M.A.D Gallery In Geneva Robbed

Located on a quiet street in Geneva’s Old Town, the MB&F M.A.D Gallery was robbed at gunpoint around 6pm on August 8. Our thoughts are with the MB&F team that is naturally shaken – though, fortunately, no one was harmed in the robbery. Witnesses said the criminals seemed “professional” and no shots were fired. The two armed men who are still at large took several MB&F watches, according to the police and local reports, and it is believed that they fled across the French border, which is just minutes from the Geneva city center…..

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5 Arrested in Attacks on Traveling Jewelry Salespeople

Dallas–Five members of a South American gang have been arrested in a string of attacks on traveling jewelry salespeople that included the June 2016 incident that led to the death of a traveling salesman near the Dallas/Fort Worth airport…..

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Gangland crime queen ‘blows £50,000 on revenge-plotting clan summit in Dubai amid violent feud’

A crime queen has allegedly blown more than £50,000 on a revenge-plotting meeting in Dubai. Annette Daniel, Scotland’s most notorious shoplifter, joined gang boss Steven ‘Bonzo’ Daniel at an exclusive five-star resort, the Daily Record reports. They were met by friends and family – including a man who walked free from a horrific underworld gun attack six weeks ago.

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A member of a £53m robbery gang claims it is unfair to stop him going home to Albania

An Albanian robber jailed for Britain’s biggest ever cash heist has won a crucial High Court victory in his fight to do his time in his homeland. The government objected to Jetmir Bucpapa’s transfer to an Albanian jail amid fears he could get out early and get his hands on the missing millions.

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Gold replica of lunar module stolen from US museum

A solid gold replica of the 1969 Lunar Excursion Module that landed on the moon has been stolen from a museum in the US state of Ohio, police said…

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CCTV captures botched burglary attempt on Ashbourne jewellery shop

Police are appealing for witnesses after a would-be thief was captured on security cameras trying to smash his way into a town centre jewellery store. The incident took place at around 2am on Wednesday and the video clearly shows a hooded man looking in the window of CW Sellors in Victoria Square, carrying a bag and a claw hammer, then returning seconds later to start smashing away at the window.

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Burglary gang steal £600,000 worth of items from West Sussex homes

A burglary gang which targeted homes across the south, including properties in Horsham and Selsey, has been jailed. Five people have been sentenced to a total of almost 28 years following several burglaries which saw around £600,000 worth of items stolen from homes across Surrey and West Sussex.

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