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Watch: How to Protect Your Store This Holiday Season

John Kennedy and Berkley Asset Protection’s Andrew Chipman talk crime trends and share prevention tips ahead of the holidays…..

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Watsonville police seeking suspected jewelry thieves

WATSONVILLE — Police are seeking the public’s help in tracking a mother-daughter duo suspected of stealing more than $100,000 in jewelry from a Watsonville shop.
The women, identified as Onita Rostas, 53, and Steluta Lacatus, 30, allegedly distracted a jewelry store clerk long enough to make off with stolen jewels on Sept. 11 from the 300 block of Main Street, according to the Watsonville Police Department. The women allegedly told store personnel that they were from Spain and were interested in purchasing gifts for their family…..

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BURGLARY FAILS: Security expert reacts to diamond robbery (Part 2)

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Interview with Int. Jeweler Alert-Service on the subject of burglary!

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Philadelphia Jeweler Followed Home, Robbed of Luxury Watch

Philadelphia—The owner of a jewelry store on Philadelphia’s Jewelers’ Row was robbed of a watch at gunpoint by two men who allegedly followed him home from his store….

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Safety expert reacts to JEWELRY BURGLARIES – stupid to tragic

VIDEO!
Interview with Int. Jeweler Alert-Service on the subject of burglary!

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Amazon’s Antwerp Diamond Heist Series to Debut in October

New York—The diamond industry will be in the spotlight on Amazon this fall, this time in a made-in-Italy drama series inspired by largest diamond theft of all time, the Antwerp Diamond Heist.
One of the biggest heists in history, the caper took place on Feb. 15, 2003 when a team of Italian thieves, led by Leonardo Notarbartolo, broke into and looted the underground vault at the Antwerp Diamond Centre. …

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Thieves Nab Nearly $1M in Jewels in Calif. Smash-and-Grab

Irvine, Calif.—Authorities are on the lookout for the three suspects involved in a smash-and-grab robbery at Jewels by Alan in Irvine, California. …

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Experienced jewelry switch thieves arrested and linked to other crimes

Fort Lauderdale, FL – On July 26, 2023, 48-year-old Aurel Dobos and 41-year-old Adina Buchuc were arrested at Miami International Airport.
In April of this year, the suspects stole a high-end watch from a jewelry store by replacing the real watch with a fake watch. The judge presiding over the suspects’ hearing indicated the suspects are being investigated for other crimes in California, Virginia, and Texas…..

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Video shows smash-and-grab of La Verne jewelry store

Video shows smash-and-grab of La Verne jewelry store

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Three suspects in Middlesboro jewelry heist identified

MIDDLESBORO, Ky. (WYMT) – Seven months after a group of six people organizes a heist of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry in Middlesboro, three of the suspects have been identified.
….The three suspects were identified as Elvezia Mclescu, Fabrizia Barbu and Ion Velcu. Officials with the Middlesboro Police Department said at least one of the suspects is wanted in the states for similar large-scale thefts….

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