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Jose Altuve home burglary: Houston police arrest four for stealing $1M worth of jewelry from the Astros star

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Three men are currently in custody after breaking into the home of Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve and stealing about $1 million worth of jewelry on Opening Day, Houston police announced Friday.

Patrick Maxey, Jordan Tarniella and William Jones Jr. were charged with burglary of a habitation. All of them are at least 25 years old. A fourth suspect, 20-year-old Jasmyn Hall, was charged with hindering apprehension and evading arrest while she allegedly tried to help Jones flee from officers on April 13.

According to court documents obtained by KHOU 11, the burglars showed up at

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The Meaning Behind Kate Middleton’s Jewelry at King Charles’s Coronation

The Princess of Wales included a subtle tribute to Queen Elizabeth II through her jewelry at King Charles III’s coronation.

Princess Kate paid homage to the late monarch by donning the George VI Festoon necklace, which was originally made for then-Princess Elizabeth in 1950 at the request of her father, King George VI. The stunning piece includes strands of diamonds.

Another special set of jewelry that honors a royal family member passed? The pearl-and-diamond earrings Kate wore to Westminster Abbey also originally belonged to Princess Diana.

For the occasion, Kate wore an ivory silk crepe dress with silver floral and

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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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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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Edmonton’s Epico Designs finding international acclaim

A self-made Edmonton entrepreneur is designing his way to the top of the fashion world with pieces featured internationally and by a Canadian musician.

Andrea Espinoza is the owner and founder of Epico Designs, a local jeweler that offers sustainable fine and fashion pieces for men and women using recycled stainless steel and responsible gold-plating.

Growing up in Ecuador, Espinoza lost her parents at the age of five. Her grandparents, entrepreneurs themselves, inspired her to start her first jewelry business when she was seven.

Nine years ago, she moved to Edmonton alone and worked as an understudy jewelry designer. After

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What is HUID tag for gold?

from April 1, the sale of gold jewelery will not be allowed without a Hallmark Unique Identification (HUID) number, the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said on Friday.

As reported by The Indian Express, Nidhi Khare, Additional Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, said, “In consumer interest it has been decided that after 31st March, 2023 the sale of gold jewelery and gold artifacts shall be hallmarked without HUID shall not be permitted.”

“Earlier, the HUID used to be of four digits. As of now both HUIDs (4- and 6-digit) are used in the market. We are

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Criminals caught on camera stealing $30k of jewelry from Fort Lauderdale department store

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Police are searching for a group of criminals involved in a department store robbery.

It happened on Feb. 18 at around 5 pm at the Galleria Mall in Fort Lauderdale.

Authorities said four people were involved, and it happened inside Macy’s.

“We released the video this morning to you guys showing four pretty brave suspects walking into the Macy’s at the Galleria Mall, opening one of the jewelry counters and taking $30,000 worth of merchandise,” said Fort Lauderdale Police Public Information Officer Casey Liening.

The video shows two of the suspects districting an employee while the

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