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Guest & Philips jewellery heist plotter Kevin Smith has jail sentence cut

A MAN who conspired to carry out a £200,000 armed robbery at a Beverley jewellers has had his prison term cut. Kevin Smith, 23, was one of two men who admitted conspiracy to rob Guest & Philips in August 2013.

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Notorious octogenarian jewel thief allegedly lifts diamond ring from Charlotte-area store: reports

A notorious octogenarian jewel thief known from Monte Carlo to California allegedly executed her latest theft in the Charlotte area, according to reports. Police suspect Doris Payne, 84, stole a diamond-studded ring valued at $33,000 from a David Yurman store in the SouthPark mall earlier this month,

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Axe-wielding thieves steal thousands of dollars from Victorian jeweller

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Heist Drama ‘The Last Panthers’

The limited series starring John Hurt and Samantha Morton will open the TV confab in Cannes.

The Last Panthers will get its first screening at MIPCOM, opening the television confab with a world premiere.

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Houston Heist Grabs $1M in Goods From Diamond Dealer

An Israeli diamond dealer was robbed of an estimated $1 million of merchandise last week in Houston, multiple sources have confirmed.
The diamond dealer was reportedly accosted on his way to the airport. Local Houston area TV station KPRC 2 reported that the dealer was followed to the airport by a gang that proceeded to rear-end his vehicle and grab his case of goods. The TV station added that the dealer was unhurt in the incident.

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$1 million in diamonds stolen from Texas salesman

HOUSTON (KPRC/CNN) – Thieves violently attacked a jewelry salesman, taking $1 million in diamonds.

Thieves in the Houston area have their eye on expensive jewels,

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Deputies looking for several people who stole credit card information

HOUSTON -Deputies are asking for the public’s help to find several people who have stolen credit card information and used it to buy hundreds of dollars in merchandise and gift cards.

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Bolton jewellers hit by armed robbers, passerby knocked over

A gang armed with axes and crowbars have stolen a “large amount” of jewellery from a jewellers in Bolton.
Four offenders travelling on two stolen motorbikes parked up outside the store on Newport Street, Bolton, at 4:45pm on Friday 4 July.
Police said that one of the robbers waited outside with the bikes while the other three, who were also armed with axes and crowbars, entered the store….

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Hong Kong Jewellery and Gem Fair hit by 17 thefts in four days, with goods worth HK$6.9 million stolen

The Hong Kong Jewellery and Gem Fair came to an end yesterday – but the four-day event made headlines largely for a series of thefts which saw jewels worth a total of HK$6.9 million stolen.

In the latest cases, which came to light yesterday, three people were arrested for the theft of a HK$830,000 diamond on the opening day of the fair, Thursday, while a bag of diamonds worth some HK$460,000 was reported to have gone missing on Saturday….

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Shoppers attempt to apprehend burglars in Manchester raid

Two men have been caught on camera just minutes after carrying out a raid on a jewellery store in Manchester city centre.
The two men were riding a lime green motorcycle and approached Arthur Kay and Brothers Jewellers on Market Street at around 2:50pm on Thursday, July 2, where one jumped off the motorcycle and used a sledgehammer to smash the store’s display window…..

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