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Calgary police release photos of recovered jewelry

Calgary police are hoping to return some stolen jewelry that has recently been recovered.

Investigators believe the jewelry was stolen from various homes throughout the city between April 6 and May 5.

It was seized by police as they searched a home in the 0-100 block of Berkley Place NW and another in the 100 block of Bermuda Lane NW on April 18.

Photos of the jewelry have been posted to the Calgary Police Service’s Facebook page, and anyone who believes they may be the rightful owner of any of the pieces is asked to call 403-266-1234.


36-YEAR-OLD CHARGED

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Princess Diana’s jewelry gift from Dodi Al-Fayed was sold at auction

Starting price of £4 million (C$6.75 million) and up to £11 million (C$18.56 million)

Published May 11, 2023 • 2 minute read

Princess Diana at Swan Lake Royal Albert Hall in June 1997.
Princess Diana at Swan Lake Royal Albert Hall in June 1997. Photo by Avalon / Files /Bang Showbiz

Princess Diana’s private jewelry said to have been a gift from Dodi Al-Fayed is being sold at auction at a starting price of up to £11 million (C$18.56 million).

The late royal’s diamond

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Peabody man allegedly robbed Kay Jewelers in a ‘Scream’ mask

Crime

Starlin Batista is facing charges of armed robbery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

A man in a “Scream” mask robbed Kay Jewelers at the Northshore Mall in Peabody Monday afternoon. Claudio Marinangeli via Wikimedia Commons

Peabody police arrested a 27-year-old man Monday after he allegedly robbed the Kay Jewelers at Northshore Mall while wearing a “Scream” mask.

Peabody resident Starlin Batista allegedly robbed the store just before 1 pm by handing a threatening note to a store employee and motioning that he had a gun, Peabody police said in a news release.

The Boston Globe reported

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Best Jewelry Pieces (And Where To Find Them)

Skyrim is full of magical artifacts that help players contend with the fearsome enemies they must face. Some of these items are small, but they hold immense power, and can easily turn the tide of any battle.


Enchanted jewelry items don’t add to the player’s armor rating, but they provide the Dragonborn with powerful buffs and can even provide access to new abilities. Many of them can be difficult to obtain, however. So before setting off to acquire them, it is important that players know exactly what these pieces of jewelry do, where they can be found, and what quests

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Mount Pearl jewelry store scammed out of nearly $100K in credit card cloning scheme

A man wearing a white sweater stands in a jewelry store. The counter and back walls have a marble design.
Rohit Verma owns the NL Gold Factory in Mount Pearl, which was scammed out of close to $100,000 at the end of last year. (Submitted by Rohit Verma)

A Mount Pearl business owner is warning businesses to become vigilantes after he was scammed out of almost $100,000 at the end of last year.

Rohit Verma, who owns NL Gold Factory in Mount Pearl, was contacted by someone in Montreal who was interested in his jewelry after seeing it on social media in November. The two spokes over telephone and text messages, with Verma saying there were no immediate red flags.

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4 men were sentenced for armed robbery of a Glendale jewelry store last year

Crime

Crime

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced Monday that a judge has sentenced four defendants in the 2022 armed robbery of a Glendale jewelry store.

In March of 2022, four men walked into a Glendale jewelry store wearing ski masks and brandishing a weapon with the intent to commit robbery.

Nine employees and customers had their wallets and phones taken and were held hostage while the robbers put $1.5 million in jewelry and cash into pillowcases. The hostages had been threatened with a weapon and some were zip-tied.

When the police arrived, all four suspects were still in the act

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