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

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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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Man with hammer robs downtown Victoria jewelry store

A Broughton Street jewelry store was closed Monday following a Saturday-afternoon robbery by a man wielding a hammer.

A Broughton Street jewelry store was closed Monday following a Saturday-afternoon robbery by a man wielding a hammer.

Francis Jewelers is scheduled to reopen Tuesday.

Owner Rafal Zebrowski told CHEK News he was afraid for his life during the incident, which left staff and customers shaken. Victoria police were called about 3:45 pm

Zebrowski said he approached the man at first, “but after seeing that he had a hammer in his hands, I had to backtrack.”

“I told him, ‘I’m not going

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Video shows violent jewelry store robbery in Victoria

Dramatic video surveillance shows the moment that a robbery suspect entered a jewelry store in Victoria and smashed open display cases, only to be confronted by people inside the shop who quickly grabbed chairs to defend themselves.

The incident occurred around 3:45 pm Saturday at a shop in downtown Victoria.

The video shows a man entering the store and pushing his way behind a display case. He then used a hammer to break open one of the cases, putting items into a backpack.

The owner of the store tells CTV News it’s lucky that he and many of his staff,

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Former Patriots star accused of stiffing jeweler $1M for ‘diamond fingers’ (report)

Antonio Brown has reportedly been accused of failing to pay up — again.

According to TMZ, the former star NFL receiver is the target of a lawsuit from Shuki International, a celebrity jeweler who is known to provide accessories to star athletes. Shuki is reportedly accusing Brown of failing to pay nearly $1.1 million for a pair of his signature “diamond fingers,” which cost $500,000 a piece, and are a sort of bejeweled finger sleeve. Shuki International also says Brown failed to pay for a white gold chain, a ring and a rose gold version of the “finger piece,” according

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Agawam to consider revising jewelry policy to allow piercings in physical education

AGAWAM — The Agawam School Committee is considering loosening policies around students who wear jewelery during physical education classes.

A revised jewelry policy would allow students to keep in piercings so long as they are secured — taped down with an adhesive bandage or tape — to mitigate injuries.

The school committee will review the new policy during Tuesday’s regularly scheduled meeting held at Agawam Junior High School at 7 pm The committee considered the proposal during a meeting in mid-December but opted to clarify when a piercing needed to be covered up.

School Committee Member Dawn DeMatteo said during

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Permanent bracelets: The trend that’ll give the ‘thrill’ of a tattoo ‘without the pain’

There’s a recent trend circulating on social media that could arguably give body modifications like piercings and tattoos a run for their money.

The pain free form of self expressionism is dubbed permanent jewelry – and it has become popular for those desiring a custom accessory.

Sarah Sides, the CEO and founder of Love Weld, has been working in the jewelry business for over a decade.

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After working in trend and market research for one of the largest fair trade jewelry companies, Sides said she discovered the beginnings of permanent jewelry with

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