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Couple uses child as accessory in theft of $57,000 ring at Estero jewelry store

Two adults who were seen on surveillance video using a young boy to help steal a $57,000 ring from an Estero jewelry store are being sought by local law enforcement. The two suspects, with the 5- or 6-year-old boy, entered the Saks Fifth Avenue store at Miromar Outlets just before 2 p.m. on Thursday.  

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Notorious jewel thief, 87, who stole jewelry worth over Ksh 200 million pleads guilty, escapes jail

A 87-year-old woman who has been infamously dubbed ‘international jewel thief’ escapes jail moments after pleading guilty for her latest heist. Diamond Payne has allegedly stolen jewelries worth Ksh 200 million in the past 60 years. She has been arrested and jailed several, but instead of changing her ways, her appetite for stolen goods has only grown.

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Why police are urging Croydon residents to protect themselves against jewellery thieves this week

The Metropolitan Police are warning people in Croydon and across London to protect their homes against jewellery thieves before Diwali celebrations begin on Thursday (October 19). The force believe gangs of robbers use the five-day Hindu festival of light to target families while they are distracted by the celebrations.

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Apex gang lord stole $200,000 haul of jewellery and designer watches before blowing the proceeds on prostitutes, cocaine and luxury hotel rooms

An Apex ganglord stole $200,000 in jewellery and designer watches before blowing the proceeds on sex workers, cocaine and luxury hotel rooms. Gang kingpin Mahmoud Taha, 20, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the armed robbery of two jewellery stores just 90 minutes apart on July 7, 2016. Taha paid three teenage boys to carry out the raids, which they did armed with sledgehammers, the Herald Sun reported. 

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Brazen gang who stole £7m in ‚The Heathrow Heist‘ jailed for more than 20 years

A gang who stole £7m from their own van in a brazen cash-in-transit raid dubbed „The Heathrow Heist“ have been jailed for more than 20 years. The fake robbery involved security guards Mohammad Siddique, 32, and Ranjeev Singh, 40, and was one of the biggest heists in UK history. Singh, 40, made off with £7 million in six minutes by staging a robbery after picking up the money for Credit Suisse at Heathrow Terminal 4, on March 14.

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Kölner Landgericht – Juwelenräuber zu langen Haftstrafen verurteilt

Köln – Der spektakuläre und teure Prozess gegen drei Juwelenräuber ist am Donnerstag zu Ende gegangen. Nach fünf Verhandlungstagen unter höchsten Sicherheitsvorkehrungen verurteilte das Kölner Landgericht die mutmaßlichen Mitglieder der international agierenden „Pink-Panther-Bande“ zu langen Haftstrafen.
Haupttäter Danila D. muss für zehn Jahre ins Gefängnis, sein Komplize Milan L. für acht Jahre. Der dritte im Bunde, der laut seiner Aussage lediglich als Fahrer „aushilfsweise eingesprungen“ war, muss drei Jahre und neun Monate verbüßen…….

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Furti in gioiellerie e banche, la Compagnia dei Carabinieri di Albenga smantella pericolosa gang di colombiani

La compagnia di Albenga scopre altri ingenti furti presso istituti di credito milanesi attribuiti alla ingegnosa banda di ladri colombiani già smantellata alla fine di luglio dopo il furto presso la gioielleria Buffa di Albenga

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Due rapine a Firenze lo stesso giorno. Colpo in una gioielleria: picchiata e legata la titolare

Rapina in gioielleria in via Vacchereccia a Firenze quest’oggi, mercoledì 18 ottobre. Una donna, probabilmente la proprietaria, è stata picchiata, mentre un’altra è riuscita a salvarsi dagli aggressori chiudendosi in bagno. Da quanto si apprende la proprietaria è stata anche legata con una corda alle caviglie e ammanettata. Contro di lei sarebbe stato usato dello spray urticante.

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Sanguinosa rapina in gioielleria: bandito aggredisce il titolare per fare razzia di preziosi

„Violenta rapina nella prima mattinata di giovedì alla „Gioielleria Marchini“, in viale Vespucci 29. Il bandito, in solitaria, è entrato in azione alle 9,30. Col volto parzialmente travisato, non ha esitato ad aggredire il titolare, colpendolo al capo. Secondo quanto emerso, il malvivente si è presentato alla porta del“

 

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Assalto da film in gioielleria: caccia a una banda Sinti FOTO

Arezzo, 18 ottobre 2017 – Assalto alla gioielleria con tanto di sbarramento della strada e fumogeni. Le indagini dei carabinieri vanno avanti in maniera serrata. C’è massimo riserbo sugli sviluppi, ma la sensazione è che ci siano piste concrete. Il cerchio si stringerebbe su un’unica banda, probabilmente sinti che imperversa tra Umbria e Toscana.

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