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West Shore RCMP warn about jewelry fraud

Mounties on the West Shore are warning the public that a group of fraudsters have been active in parking lots and gas stations in the area.

The West Shore RCMP said they received multiple reports about what seemed to be a normal family of three or four people, including an adult man, a woman and two children.

They reportedly engaged their victims by trying to sell them gold or jewelry, typically providing “an emotionally charged story” about needing money urgently for gas, ferry tickets or a family emergency, police said.

The suspects offer to sell the valuables for well below

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Police recover $500K in stolen jewelry, seeking owners

York Regional Police are asking anyone who may have been robbed to check the Flickr album with photographs of recovered items

The owners of more than $500,000 in stolen jewelry recovered in a distraction theft investigation are being sought by the York Regional Police.

The distraction thefts and robberies that occurred across York Region in June typically involved two suspects in an SUV who would approach elderly victims and engage them in conversation. During the interactions, the suspects would replace the victims’ real jewelry with cheap costume jewelry, police said in a news release. In some instances, they used force

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Police are looking for a man who may have a piece of jewelry that belongs to the man killed by train at North Station

The police are looking for a man who may have jewelry that belongs to the man killed by train


The police are looking for a man who may have jewelry that belongs to the man killed by train

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BOSTON – Transit Police are looking to help a grieving family find a piece of jewelry by tracking down the man who may have it.

The man is believed to have a gold chain that belongs to Adam White, of Sherborn. White was hit and killed by a Green Line train in North Station early in the morning on May 30,

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The First Auction of Late Billionaire Heidi Horten’s Controversial Jewelry Proves Wildly Successful, Raising in $156 Million

Christie’s initial sale of roughly 100 rare jewels from the collection of the late Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten soared above expectations, netting the auction house $156 million in Geneva yesterday. The results came despite the outrage in the days and weeks leading up to the sale over the source of the massive wealth accumulated by her husband, Helmut Horten, who passed away in 1987.

According to research identified by my colleague Katya Kazakina and reported in the lead up to the sale, “Horten was intensively involved in the takeover of Jewish companies and profited from the situation of the Jewish

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5 men charged in connection with attempted robbery at Brampton jewelry store – Toronto

Five men have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery attempt in Brampton, Ont., police say.

Peel Regional Police said that on April 6 at around 11 am, officers received a report of an attempted robbery at a jewelry store in the McLaughlin Road and Wanless Drive area.

Police said suspects, allegedly armed with firearms and other weapons, attempted to break into the store but were not successful.

Officers said the suspects fled the area in a white Dodge Durango which did not have license plates.

Police said one victim suffered minor injuries in the incident.

“Investigative efforts led

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Counterfeit jewelry worth over $4.41 million seized in Louisville

Louisville Customs & Border Control officers seized 2,400 pieces of fake jewelry shipped from Hong Kong, attempting importation into the United States.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Three shipments of jewelry with counterfeit designer trademarks worth millions of dollars were seized by Louisville officers within 24 hours.

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville seized three shipments containing 2,400 pieces of counterfeit jewelry, shipped from Hong Kong, attempting importation into the United States.

On April 3, two of the shipments were heading to the same private residence in Jeffersonville, Indiana, but with different recipient names.

One shipment contained 400 bracelets

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Brilliant Earth Continues East Coast Expansion with New Showroom in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Brilliant Earth, LLC

Brilliant Earth, LLC

The digital-first jewelry retailer will open in the heart of one of New York’s hippest neighborhoods

Brilliant Earth Opens New Showroom in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Brilliant Earth Opens New Showroom in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Brilliant Earth Opens New Showroom in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

SAN FRANCISCO, March 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. (“Brilliant Earth” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: BRLT), an innovative, digital-first jewelry company and global leader in ethically sourced fine jewelry, today announced the opening of its 27thth showrooms. The new showroom on bustling North 6th Street in Williamsburg is the Company’s second New York City location, boasting one of the brand’s largest

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