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MCSO asking for help to identify Pittsford jewelry store robbery suspect

PITTSFORD, NY Police are asking for help in identifying a suspect after an armed robbery at a local jewelry store.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says it happened at The Source Fine Jewelers on Monroe Avenue in Pittsford. The robbery happened around 2 pm Monday. Deputies said it was so quick and left employees a little shaken up.

The staff there told us that a man in his 20s had come in and asked to look at the merchandise. While looking at the merchandise, he grabbed some and ran out the door. Deputies got a call that a $4,000 gold

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02/04/2026

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Papa Johns releases first-ever jewelry piece for Halloween

Oct. 18, 2022

Papa Johns has launched its first-ever piece of jewelry, the Stranger Bling necklace, which pays homage to its 1980s horror film parody series, “Jack!”, according to a press release.

The necklace immortalizes Papa John’s Special Garlic Dipping Sauce. It’s forged in oxidized .925 sterling silver — a metal that is believed to repel vampires and werewolves — and is hinged to replicate the opening and closing of Papa John’s fan-favorite dipping sauce.

The limited-edition jewelry launch pays homage to the Jack! film series, in which a possessed Papa Johns’ Jack O’Lantern pizza is defeated by the magical

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04/02/2026

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DA seeking victims of Williamsville jewelry scammer to give statements to parole board

In 2015, a Williamsville jeweler was sentenced to 23 to 69 years in prison after he was admitted to scamming dozens of customers over two decades by selling them fake diamonds.

The former jeweler, Paul J. Blarr of Amherst, who is now 56, will be up for parole in three months. And Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn wants to make sure all of his victims have a chance to tell their stories before hand.

Long term prison upheld for jeweler Blarr who scammed dozens with fake gems

One justice noted that a second count against Blarr, which he didn’t please, cited 120 victims, meaning there could have been more than

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02/02/2026

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From Salvaged Jewellery to Laundry Begin-ups, What to Know This Week in Sustainable Vogue

Salvaged Jewellery to Know: British-based moral jewellery model Lylie is relishing dental discards and digital waste for its revolutionary efforts however going one step additional.

Since 2017, founder Eliza Walter has been sourcing materials for her designs from a British refinery, in lots of instances utilizing one hundred pc salvaged silver from discarded telephones, tablets and computer systems. Modern males’s and girls’s jewellery items begin at 70 kilos and go as much as 11,000 kilos for bespoke engagement items. All diamonds and gem stones used are both lab-grown or recycled, vintage stones.

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This week, Lylie introduced its

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02/03/2024

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New York Bishop, Spouse Robbed in $400K Jewellery Heist Throughout Dwell-Streamed Service

A Brooklyn bishop and his spouse have been robbed throughout a live-streamed sermon on Sunday after armed assailants stormed the service and made off with round $400,000 price of bijou, police mentioned.

Bishop Lamor Whitehead was in the course of delivering his sermon on the Leaders of Tomorrow Worldwide Ministries church in Canarsie when three gunmen burst in at round 11:15 am, the New York Police Division mentioned.

The armed assailants “displayed firearms and demanded property” from the 44-year-old bishop and his spouse, 38, police mentioned.

“Once I see them come into the sanctuary with their weapons, I informed everyone

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02/02/2024

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My Real Jewelry vs. My Rendered Prototypes (14 Pics)

As a Jewelry designer, I make my jewelry in many ways; it can be handmade, it can be modeled, printed and cast, or a mix of various techniques.

When I do make jewelry 3-D models, whether there are for me or a customer, I render them to make myself and others understand the materials, colors, and different aspects of the piece before it is created.

Throughout my career, people were sometimes hesitant about whether the physical jewelry is better or worse than the renders. I believe that my rendering skills are far less mastered than my jewelry-making and metalsmithing/ 3-D

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24/07/2023

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Ana Khouri’s Artful Jewelry Is on Display at Christie’s in Paris

After a three year hiatus from the Haute Joaillerie week, Ana Khouri is returning to Paris with a presentation at Christie’s beginning on July 3. “They really saw me for me,” explains Khouri, who is also a sculptor, “an artist, a female. Most of my peers are older men.” The designer is known for her modern and artful approach to jewelry that’s more akin to objects d’art. Her pieces are characterized by a simplicity that buys the intricate craft that goes into making them.

“The beauty is in the combination of the stones and the design itself,” says Khouri of

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09/07/2023