On 4/24/20, at approximately 3:00 a.m., officers responded to an alarm call at a jewelry store. Responding officers discovered a large hole in the glass window at the front of the store. Three jewelry cases were damaged and jewelry was stolen. If you have ...
BURGLARY SUSPECT APPREHENDED – SAN ANTONIO, TX
On 4/21/20, police arrested 33-year-old Frank Hernandez for an attempted ATM theft and a jewelry store burglary. On 2/23/20, surveillance footage captured a gray 2001 Chevy Tahoe at the scene of the attempted ATM theft. In that incident, Hernandez alleged ...
Webinar: Getting Back To Work – The New Rules of Security
New York, NY – On April 24, 2020, John Kennedy, President of Jewelers’ Security Alliance, participated in a webinar with INSTORE Magazine at 11:00 a.m. EDT. The topic of the webinar was Getting Back To Work – The New Rules of Security. Click within to see the webinar!
SAN MATEO JEWELRY STORE ROBBERS CHARGED – SAN MATEO, CA
Two suspects have been implicated in an armed robbery of a jewelry store in 2018. The suspects have been identified as 23-year-old Jimmy Brionez and his accomplice Edward Romero. Both men are accused of stealing $130,00 worth of jewelry from the store. On ...
Second suspect arrested for attempted murder!
Five law enforcement agencies are assisting in this investigation.
FINAL SUSPECT FROM RING OF THIEVES SENTENCED – MIAMI COUNTY, OH
On 4/15/20, 47-year-old Kevin Ashley pleaded guilty to eight felony charges for a slew of crimes that targeted jewelry stores and other businesses in 2017 and 2018. Some of the charges included breaking and entering, safe cracking, receiving stolen proper ...
TRANSIENT SUSPECT ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY – VENTURA, CA
On 4/18/20, police in Ventura, CA arrested 42-year-old Raymond Paul Vallery after he was believed to have burglarized a department store. Responding officers found that the lock on the store's front door was damaged. The burglar also smashed open a displa ...
TWO BURGLARIES COMMITTED IN SIMILAR FASHION – ILLINOIS
On 4/7/20, in Chicago, IL, burglars broke into a jewelry store after breaching through the wall from an adjoining store. The subjects took a small amount of jewelry that was left outside of the safe. On 4/12/20, in Burbank, IL, burglars also broke throug ...
FBI ISSUES WARNING ON CRYPTOCURRENCY SCAMS DURING COVID-19 PAMDEMIC
On 4/13/20, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a press release in which they warned the public about criminals intending to steal and launder your money through the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Click here to read the press release from the FBI.
SUSPECT WHO STOLE OVER $100K IN JEWELRY HAD ACCOMPLICE – WAILUKU, HI
After burglarizing a closed jewelry store on 3/30/20, 37-year-old Chase Mociun gave some the jewelry to another man, who pawned some of the items. During the course of the police investigation, the unnamed man admitted to selling jewelry to a pawnshop in ...