Reports (en)

Armored truck robbery suspect sighted

Paphos police have tracked down the third suspect in last week’s cash-in-transit heist, days after he had managed to evade capture during a highway stop. According to local media, 33-year-old Nigerian national Elochukwu Azubuike, who is wanted by police in connection with an armored truck robbery in Nicosia, was reportedly seen on Wednesday afternoon near a river in Kouklia, Paphos district.

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£191,250 compensation for ring theft victim

A woman who had precious stones stolen from two rings by a jeweller has won £191,250 in compensation after complaining to the Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman (CIFO) that her insurer had refused to pay out. The complainant, known only as Miss A, purchased the rings in 2011 and contacted a jeweller in 2015 when she wanted to sell them.

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Suspect Wanted in $40K Ring Theft from Jewelry Store

Investigators with the Shreveport Police Department’s Property Crimes Unit need the public’s help to identify a man accused of stealing jewelry from a local jewelry store. The man is accused of taking two rings with a total value of $40,000 from the display case at Once Upon a Diamond located in the 1000 block of Pierremont Road. The theft happened around 1 PM Thursday.

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Criminal gang steals eight tractors worth £500,000

Thieves have stolen eight nearly new New Holland tractors worth almost £500,000 during a raid in Oxfordshire. Police said the tractors were stolen during the night of 20-21 May from a farm machinery dealership at Cassington, near Witney. All were New Holland T 7.210 machines valued at £60,000 each, said detective constable Chris Piggott, of the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Police Service.

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3 Charged in Robbery, Shooting at TX Jewelry Store

Austin, Texas—Three Houston men have been charged in the May 7 armed robbery of an Austin jewelry store that left a security guard in critical condition and resulted in $350,000 in lost merchandise and damage. A criminal complaint filed in a Texas federal court on May 11 charges 21-year-old Darius Limar Sonnier, 20-year-old Wallace Diaveon Charles and Tye Joseph-Phillip Gobert, 18, with four counts each of robbery and weapons violations. …

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Tottenham star Dele Alli held at knifepoint in robbery at £2m London home

The Tottenham star suffered minor facial injuries after we was punched in the face when two males broke in through a back entrance to steal jewellery including a number of expensive watches. Alli, 24, is in lockdown with his girlfriend Ruby Mae and brother Harry Hickford and his partner, in addition to another long-term friend. All the victims were downstairs when the intruders broke in.

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Italian police nab 91 mafia suspects in ‘mega-raid’

Dozens of alleged members of the Sicilian mafia were arrested across the entire country. Authorities are concerned organized crime may be using the pandemic to increase its power even as violent crime drops.

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Texas Jewelry Store Employee Shot in Armed Robbery

Austin, Texas—A recent armed robbery resulted in the shooting and hospitalization of one jewelry store employee in Austin.
According to the Jewelers’ Security Alliance, three suspects entered a jewelry store—identified in local news reports as Korman Fine Jewelry—around 5 p.m. last Thursday, May 7, and fired multiple shots. …

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Recommended Safety Measures for Post-Lockdown Period by DRIESASSUR and RISK PREVENTION

 

Diamond and jewellery business – be prepared

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Romanian organization suspected in more Wisconsin crimes

BROWN COUNTY, Wis. (WBAY) – Members of an alleged Romanian organized crime group are believed to be operating in Wisconsin.The group is known as the ROSTAS Organized Crime Group. Investigators believe there are about 500 members in the organization. They mostly target banks, post offices, supermarkets and jewelers. One of their specialties is the “quick-change scam.”….

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