London – On September 14, 2019, an 18-karat gold toilet worth approximately $6 million was stolen from a palace in the United Kingdom.
FIFTH ROBBERY SUSPECT SENTENCED – MCALLEN TX
On 9/12/19, a judge sentenced 34-year-old robber Alberto Rafael Barrera to nine years in prison. Barrera pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated robbery for his involvement in a jewelry store robbery on July 28, 2019. On that date, seven masked suspects e ...
DISTRACTION THIEVES ARRESTED – STAUNTON, VA
On 4/7/19, two suspects identified as Adrian Stoica, 40, and Sofia Brastas, 36, were arrested by law enforcement in Arlington, VA. The suspects were apprehended based on charges filed by the New York State Police. Stoica and Brastas are alleged to have co ...
NYPD Identifies Two Diamond District Gunpoint Robbers
New York, NY – On September 10, 2019, the New York Police Department (NYPD) released the names of two individuals who committed a robbery at a jewelry store in New York City’s Diamond District on August 25, 2019.
GRAB AND RUN – CALUMET CITY, IL
On 9/10/19, at approximately 1:45 p.m., a male subject entered into a jewelry store and immediately requested to see a diamond ring. The sales associate reached into the showcase to remove the item. The subject then reached over and snatched the ring from ...
ATTEMPTED SMASH & GRAB – TAYLOR, MI
On 9/9/19, at approximately 2:35 p.m., two subjects entered a jewelry store. The first subject was armed with a sledgehammer and a second subject wore gloves and a surgical mask. He also carried a bag. The first subject smashed the front of the gents diam ...
ROBBER KILLED BY POLICE – GLENDORA, CA
On 9/6/19, at approximately 12:15 p.m., two male subjects committed an armed robbery at a jewelry store in Glendora, CA. After robbing the store, the subjects escaped through the back. A female subject waited in a vehicle, she was detained and then arrest ...
DISTRACTION THEFT – TRUMBULL, CT
On 9/5/19, at approximately 12:35 p.m., a female subject accompanied a male subject to a jewelry kiosk in a mall. The subjects expressed interest in rings. The sales associate presented two rings using the presentation pad. The female subject proceeded to ...
ROBBERS ARRESTED – PHENIX CITY, AL
On 8/30/19, the U.S. Marshal’s Task Force along with Phenix City Police Department Authorities arrested 40-year-old Quintrell Thomas Martin in Birmingham, AL. Martin’s accomplice, 34-year-old Willie James Calhoun, was also arrested on 8/22/19. The duo com ...
GRAB & RUN – LAKE GROVE, NY
On 9/1/19, at approximately 4:45 p.m., a subject entered a jewelry store and asked to look at multiple items. The sales associate showed the subject a necklace and a bracelet. Both items were on the front counter. As the sales associate went to open the c ...