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VIDEO: Anaheim jewelry store owner fires warning shot to scare off mob of would-be robbers

Surveillance video showed a mob of would-be robbers fleeing after the owner of an Anaheim jewelry store fired a warning shot from a handgun.

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Roma distraction theft suspects in Santa Ana seriously injured an elderly victim they drove into

On June 4, 2025, at approximately 12:20 p.m., police officers responded to a robbery near 2100 South Bristol Street, according to the SAPD.
This incident is consistent with a pattern observed in similar cases involving suspects known as Romani travelers, who typically approach victims by offering assistance, then use the distraction of placing jewelry on them to steal their personal belongings…..

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Antwerp Diamond Heist Documentary Coming to Netflix

“Stolen: Heist of the Century” is based on “Flawless,” the book about the middle-of-the-night theft, and will debut on Netflix in August…
….“Stolen” will detail how a gang of thieves skirted layers of sophisticated security systems to steal an estimated $100 million to $500 million in diamonds, jewelry, cash, and precious metals from an underground vault in Antwerp, Belgium. …

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Artesia jewelry store damages estimated to be over $1M

Zwei Juweliergeschäfte im Einkaufszentrum von 20 – 30 Tätern gleichzeitig überfallen!
Two jewelry store owners in southeast Los Angeles County are continuing to pick up the pieces from simultaneous smash-and-grab burglaries earlier this week.
On Friday, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department released the latest information regarding the July 1 burglaries in Artesia, as well as estimates about the total damages incurred when dozens of masked thieves broke into the two businesses with hammers and crowbars….

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Crime Thieves ram vehicle into Sunnyvale jewelry store, evade police after stealing merchandise

Mit Tatvideo!
A group of thieves stole merchandise from a Sunnyvale jewelry store on Sunday after ramming a vehicle into the building in the middle of the day and later evading police during a chase, authorities said….

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Jewelry Store Theft Suspects Arrested

GLENDALE, CA – On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, Glendale Police officers responded to a burglary that occurred at Bidrussian Jewelry, located at 1102 ½ S. Glendale Avenue. Officers discovered that a hole had been cut through the roof of the business and an unknown amount of jewelry had been stolen. No suspects were in custody at the time…..

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D.A Bragg Announces Guilty Plea of Yaorong Wan For Stealing Diamond Rings From Tiffany & Co. And Cartier

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. today announced the guilty plea of YAORONG WAN, 50, for stealing approximately $260,000 worth of diamonds from Tiffany & Co. and Cartier in March 2024. WAN pleaded guilty in a New York State Supreme Court to Grand Larceny in the Second Degree. Under the terms of his plea, he is expected to be sentenced on July 14, 2025, to 3-to-9 years in state prison. …

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Homeland Security Warns about the Spike in China-Based Technology Firms’ Smuggling of Signal Jammers

Diese „Jammer“ kommen bestimmt in naher Zukunft auch in Europa verstärkt bei Straftaten zum Einsatz!
The Department of Homeland Security issued a warning on the rise in Chinese-manufactured signal jammers to the United States, which pose a threat to public safety and civilian aviation. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has seen a roughly 830% increase in seizures since 2021, despite Chinese companies’ attempts to subvert inspection…..

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Seven California men charged in ‚largest jewellery heist‘ in US history

Seven men from California have been charged in the „largest jewellery heist in US history“, involving the theft of $100m (£75m) worth of gold, gems, and luxury watches.
The heist has been a mystery in California for nearly three years after a Brinks company truck transporting the jewellery was robbed at a remote stop as one driver slept inside, and another was having a meal….

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NYC woman found a phone buried in her lawn — and police say it’s a new tactic thieves use to spy on homeowners

Achtung! Mit einem versteckten Handy ein Haus/Geschäft/Tatort ausbaldowern!
A Queens woman found what looked like a phone buried in her front lawn — but it wasn’t just lost property.
Mary Kehoe, who’s lived in her Forest Hill home for 35 years, spotted the strange device outside. It looked like an Android phone wrapped in black tape, with only the camera exposed — like it was made to watch, not call…..

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