By Rob Bates | December 13, 2024 As the price of gold has soared past $2,500 an ounce (and continues to hover around $2,700), criminals are increasingly targeting stores that sell gold jewelry, says Scott Guginsky, executive vice president of the Jewe ...
5 Masked Subjects Commit Smash and Grab in Mall
Temple, TX - On December 12, 2024, at 7:54 p.m., a jewelry store experienced a smash & grab robbery. Upon entry into the store, five subjects proceeded towards the back of the store where one of the subjects used a large rock to smash the clearance b ...
SMASH AND GRAB – BIRCH RUN, MI
On 12/12/2024, at 6:34 p.m., four subjects ran into a jewelry store armed with pepper spray and a hammer. The subjects smashed four showcases, gained entry into two, and removed diamond clearance and preowned product. The pepper spray was set off inside ...
GRAB AND RUN – MONROE, NC
On 12/11/2024, at approximately 3:35 p.m., a subject entered a jewelry store and said that he was looking for a gift for his girlfriend. He said he was looking for a ring for her, and he said that he had her on FaceTime and she was looking at rings throu ...
Jeweler Shot and Killed in Sacramento, CA
Sacramento, CA - On November 15, 2024, at approximately 11:45 a.m., the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) responded to a jewelry store after five to six subjects went into the store with crowbars and other items, when they proceeded to smash ...
Jeweler Murdered During Home Invasion
Oakland County, MI - On October 10, 2024, at 10:00 p.m., two men wearing high-visibility vests were captured on Ring camera footage announcing themselves as being from DTE, an energy company based in Detroit, MI. The men had come to a home in Roch ...
GRAB AND RUN – TAMPA, FL
On 11/06/2024, at approximately 1:50 pm, two male subjects returned to a jewelry kiosk in a mall after having previously visited the location with a female guest, earlier that day. The male subjects alleged they were interested in purchasing a diamond ne ...
BURGLARY- WAIPAHU, HI
On 11/1/2024, at 2:55 a.m., a male subject made entry into a jewelry store by hitting the front door with a small sledgehammer which popped the glass window and frame of the front door down on the floor. The male smashed one display case with the small s ...
GRAB AND RUN – LITTLE ROCK, AR
On 10/17/2024, at approximately 1:15 p.m., a retail jewelry store was the victim of a grab and run theft. A lone male entered the store and stated he was shopping for an engagement ring. He approached the case to inspect various bridal diamond rings and ...
GRAB AND RUN – GREENDALE, WI
On 10/21/2024, at 12:15 p.m., a male subject came into a jewelry for the second time. He came to the store the day before to look at earrings. He returned on 10/21/2024 and said he wanted to buy a pair of earrings to cover a rip in his ear and another pa ...



