Reports (en)

Gas pistols fired in Copenhagen department store robbery

Copenhagen Police are looking for three men after an armed robbery in the exclusive Illum department store in Copenhagen on Monday afternoon.
A weapon, thought to be a gas pistol, was fired during the incident, according to police deputy inspector Brian Belling.
Police have posted images from the robbery on social media in an attempt to identify the robbers…..

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Wave of Smash-and-Grab Robberies Hit Midwest

New York–There have been a half-dozen smash-and-grab robberies in the Midwest over a period of a little more than a month, the Jewelers Security Alliance said in a crime alert issued Friday…..

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Stolen sentimental jewellery saved from being melted, police look for rightful owners

Victoria Police are harnessing the power of social media to reunite hundreds of stolen pieces of jewellery with their rightful owners. The pieces were seized in a raid on a Melbourne gold buying store in October, which had allegedly been receiving stolen jewellery taken during robberies on homes and businesses. Three Colombian men were charged, and their matters are still going through the courts.

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Crackdown on robberies over Christmas

A new operation is being launched by Lancashire police to crack down on high value robberies.’Operation Vault’ will target the thieves travelling into the county trying to hit ATMs, cash in transit and commercial properties this Christmas.

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Three men on trial for Dh1 million Dubai villa robbery

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Armed robbers steal 30 kg of gold in Ukraine’s Zhitomir Region

KIEV, November 20. /TASS/. Armed robbers have stolen 30 kg of gold jewellery from entrepreneurs in Ukraine’s Zhitomir Region, the press service of the National Police Main Directorate for the Zhitomir Region reported on Monday.

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Turkish police detain gang of Colombian thieves who robbed diamonds worth $1M

Turkish police successfully nabbed four Colombian nationals part of an international robbery gang, who stole diamonds worth $1 million over the course of two months, reports said Monday.

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GIA Reports Finding Lab-Grown Diamond with Fake Inscription

The Gemological Institute of America said that the 1.76-carat diamond pictured was submitted with a fraudulent GIA inscription that matches an actual GIA report from 2015 for a natural diamond. The report number has been partially redacted for privacy reasons.
Carlsbad, Calif.–In the latest issue of Gems & Gemology, the Gemological Institute of America reported finding a man-made diamond inscribed with a report number matching a mined diamond.
The article, authored by Christopher M. Breeding and Troy Ardon, states that the stone in question came through the lab’s Carlsbad facility.
A client, whom the GIA did not identify in the article, submitted the diamond for an updated grading report because they “noticed inconsistencies” with the GIA report information, the article states……

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Thief steals suitcase containing £1 million in jewels from train luggage rack

Police are hunting a thief suspected of stealing a suitcase containing £1 million worth of jewels from a train travelling out of London.
The bag was taken from a Birmingham-based jewellery dealer who was going home from a business trip to London last Wednesday…

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Thieves use concrete block to steal £150k of jewellery in Watchfinder raid

A group of thieves used a concrete block to smash their way into a Leeds Watchfinder store in a raid on Wednesday (8 November), making off with goods worth £150,000.
Some 15 Rolex watches were also taken in the raid which happened at 6.45pm at the store in Victoria Quarter, Leeds. The store was open at the time and there were two members of staff inside…..

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