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Dallas thieves stole millions in jewelry by busting up walls

Thieves in the Dallas area pulled off a heist this weekend that saw millions of dollars worth of valuables lifted from a local jewelry store. The burglars relied on a remarkably simple move to break into the store, according to one of the managers of the business.

American Jewelers is located in the Town East Mall in Mesquite, a suburb about 20 minutes east of Dallas. The store saw massive losses after the alleged burglars broke into the store and lifted a huge portion of its inventory.

The heist happened sometime between when the store closed on Friday and when

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Violent Rexdale jewelry store robbery caught on camera, $750,000 worth of goods stolen

Toronto police have released surveillance video of a violent robbery at a Rexdale jewelry store this past spring where the suspects allegedly made off with $750,000 worth of stolen goods.

It happened on May 4 in the area of ​​Finch Avenue West and Highway 27 at approximately 12:50 pm, according to the timestamp on the video released Friday.

In a news release, investigators said four men who had their identities concealed with masks and construction vests attended the unidentified store and waited for an employee to open the door.

When an employee did open the door, all four men rushed

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Over $150,000 theft operation includes items from Home Depot, Lowe’s, Target

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The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office has recovered more than 4,000 stolen items from Denny’s Jewelry and Pawn in Arden and charged 14 people with organized retail theft, a felony, according to an Oct. 18 news releases.

Two of the people charged, Robert Dennis Lewis Sr. and Robert Dennis Lewis Jr., owned the pawn shop, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Employees Tammy Gates and Kenneth Gates were also charged.

“At this point, with it being an active investigation, we’re going to decline to get into more details so as not to jeopardize any further stuff,” BCSO

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CBP officers seize $10 million in pretend Cartier, different jewellery in Cincinnati

US Customs and Border Safety (CBP) officers devoted three shipments containing counterfeit jewellery final week in Cincinnati, most of which have been Cartier bracelets.

On September 6, officers intercepted a “massive cargo” of counterfeit Cartier Love bracelets, CBP mentioned in a information launch. A complete of 700 bracelets have been owned.

PHOTOS: Customs officers seize $10 million in pretend Cartier, different jewellery in Cincinnati

Officers suspected the bracelets to be counterfeit based mostly on their origin and look, in keeping with CBP.

“The bracelets lacked advantageous particulars, have been constructed from low cost materials, and contained pretend inlayed diamonds,” CBP

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Downtown Rockford retailer that includes merchandise from ladies alters marketing strategy

Indigo, 333 E. State St., will close its downtown Rockford location at the end of September.

Indigo, 333 E. State St., will shut its downtown Rockford location on the finish of September.

ROCKFORD — A enterprise providing jewellery, clothes, candles and different objects from ladies entrepreneurs will take shoppers by appointment solely starting subsequent month.

Indigo proprietor Evangelina Jimenez mentioned her storefront at 333 E. State St. will not be open for public procuring.

“We’re simply closing the retail a part of our store, so we aren’t shifting out,” Jimenez mentioned. “The house will nonetheless be below my possession however we simply plan to evolve into one thing that is much less based mostly on foot