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

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 pm at the Galleria Mall in Fort Lauderdale.

Authorities said four people were involved, and it happened inside Macy’s.

“We released the video this morning to you guys showing four pretty brave suspects walking into the Macy’s at the Galleria Mall, opening one of the jewelry counters and taking $30,000 worth of merchandise,” said Fort Lauderdale Police Public Information Officer Casey Liening.

The video shows two of the suspects districting an employee while the

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‘You wanted the money’: Judge seizes jewelry store robber’s speech

Published February 14, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 5 minute read

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Gordon's Gold Jewelers store at 760 Hyde Park Rd. (JONATHAN JUHA/The London Free Press)
Gordon’s Gold Jewelers store at 760 Hyde Park Rd. (JONATHAN JUHA/The London Free Press)

Too many judges already had heard Troy Wolfe’s speech “from the heart.”

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The importance of the chains and jewelry that Penguins players wear

Several Penguins players have been spotted with necklaces or chains — and Penguins team reporter Michele Crechiolo took a look at what special meaning that jewelry might have for each player.

Evgeni Malkin says that his necklace is the one that his mom gave him and says it’s important to him.

Rickard Rakell says he wears a gold chain that is a reminder of home.

Bryan Rust started wearing a cross necklace after becoming a dad in 2021.

Kasperi Kapanen wears a necklace with a #9 chain that was made in honor of his grandfather.

Teddy Blueger says he has

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15 diamond jewelry gifts for women for Valentine’s Day at every budget

Three rows of beautiful silver rings in a jewelry storage box case. Valentine's day gifts

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, shop our picks for diamond jewelry on every budget. (Getty Images)

When it comes to Valentine’s Day gift ideas, you can never go wrong with jewelry. Whether that’s shopping for your wife, girlfriend or as a special treat for yourself, jewelry is always a solid idea.

Diamonds are often the first choice when it comes to splurging for a special occasion, but they can be a valuable investment. Luckily, with lab-grown diamonds surging in popularity, the covetable stone has gotten more affordable over recent years.

In case you’re on the hunt for a gift

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Organizer in 2019 jewelry store robbery sentenced

NATIONAL CITY, Calif. – The organizer in an armed robbery of a South Bay jewelry store was sentenced to 96 months in prison, United States Attorney Randy Grossman’s office said in a news release Monday.

Trenelle Cannon, 23, pleaded guilty to one count of Conspiracy to Interfere with Commerce by Robbery in federal court for his involvement in the robbery of the Alpha and Omega Jewelry Store in National City back in 2019.

At around 12:25 pm on March 26, 2019, National City Police Department officials said three masked individuals went into the store

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10 Jewelry News Stories You Might Have Missed

New York—The best Golden Globes jewelry moments, another robbery in Brooklyn, New York, and an executive shake-up at Signet Jewelers were some of the top 10 most-clicked-on stories on National Jeweler for the week of Jan. 8-14.

See the full list below.

1) The 10 Most Surprising Golden Globes Jewelry Moments
Floral earrings and diamonds over gloves and turtlenecks were just a few of the unexpected celebrity jewelry looks.

2) Thieves Steal $2M in Jewelry in Another Brooklyn Robbery
Police are on the lookout for three suspects wanted in a smash-and-grab attack at a jewelry store in the borough’s Park

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Jewelry robbery in Scarborough: Suspects shot their way out

Toronto police say three suspects shot their way out of a Scarborough shopping center after making off with thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from a jewelry store Thursday evening.

It happened at Majestic City, at Markham Road and McNicoll Avenue, shortly before 6:30 pm

Security camera footage obtained by CTV News Toronto shows a man approaching the store and asking to be let in. He waits because there is a customer already in the shop. After a few minutes, the door opens for the customer to leave, and when the other man tries to enter, a three-man approach. One

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Kate Middleton to Obtain “Lion’s Share” of Queen’s Jewellery

There’s been a number of hypothesis about what is going to occur to the Queen’s monumental private jewellery assortment now that she’s handed away, and apparently the majority of it’ll Kate Middleton. Nevertheless! Queen Consort Camilla will possible have the primary decide.

Royal skilled Ingrid Seward tells the Every day Mail that the jewellery would have been “sorted and arranged by the Queen a while in the past” and added “I think about Her late Majesty’s private jewellery might be given to numerous members of her household. The Princess of Wales as the long run Queen receiving the lion’s share.

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