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Police on the hunt for gem thieves after €180,000 diamond taken

Police on Tuesday were on the hunt for three Russian-speaking gem thieves who in a high-stake con made off with a five carat diamond valued at €180,000.
CCTV footage showed the suspected diamond thieves – two men and a woman – entering a Yermasogeia jewellery shop on Monday at 4pm. They all wore sunglasses, and one man wore a baseball cap. The woman seen has bleached blond hair…..

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Romanian Citizens Arrested and Charged with Laundering $1.4 Million in Proceeds from Jewelry Thefts and Covid Fraud

SAN DIEGO – Eduard Ghiocel and Floarea Ghiocel, married Romanian nationals and suspected leaders of a Romania-based transnational organized crime group, are charged in federal court with laundering $1.4 million in proceeds from dozens of small thefts, robberies and swindles targeting mostly elderly victims in San Diego County.
Also charged are four of the Ghiocels’ family members or close associates, including Gabriel Ghiocel, Marius Ghiocel, Larisa Ghiocel and Argentina Alexandru. All defendants are alleged associates of the larger Valcea Romanian Transnational Crime Group…..

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Glass-Smashing Burglars Break Into Jersey Shore Jewelry Stores

Police are searching for suspects who broke into South Jersey jewelry stores and stole tens of thousands of dollars in merchandise…..

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Criminals caught on camera stealing $30k of jewelry from Fort Lauderdale department store

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Police are searching for a group of criminals involved in a department store robbery.
It happened on Feb. 18 at around 5 p.m. at the Galleria Mall in Fort Lauderdale.
Authorities said four people were involved, and it happened inside Macy’s….

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Five guilty of Danyaal Jewellers raid after truck smashed through window in shocking £300k robbery

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In broad daylight a car was used to smash through the front window of Danyaal jewellery shop with raiders grabbing jewellery worth almost £300,000……

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Rolex-Raub in Essex: Täter verkleideten sich als Senioren

Zwei Brüder raubten im englischen Essex, als ältere Männer verkleidet, einen Juwelier aus. Erwischt wurden die beiden schlussendlich aber trotzdem….

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Video shows high-priced heist at Aventura Mall

AVENTURA, Fla. – Aventura police are looking for a pair of thieves caught on camera stealing a $77,000 diamond necklace from a department store in the Aventura Mall…..

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Video shows crooks ambush jeweler in Pompano Beach

VIDEO! Schmuck-Reisender auf offener Straße beraubt!

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – Police in Broward County are investigating after a jeweler was ambushed by three crooks and their getaway driver…..

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Scammer uses sleight of hand to dupe people during cash transactions: Police

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Rumänischer Täter, Retan Munteanu, begeht einen typischen Zahlungsbetrug bei einem Juwelier in den USA!
IRVINE, Calif. – Police in Irvine are searching for a man they said has been scamming businesses out of money by using sleight of hand to pocket money during cash transactions….

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Jewelers Sue Brink’s After Losing Merchandise in Heist

Brink’s is taking legal action of its own after the parties disagreed about compensation for the missing goods.
Los Angeles—Twenty-two bags filled with jewelry and watches were stolen from the back of a Brink’s truck near Los Angeles last month.
The value of the stolen goods is now the subject of two legal actions, one filed by the jewelers who were robbed and the other by Brink’s…..

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