On 3/14/23, at approximately 4:25 p.m. two male subjects approached a jewelry kiosk in a mall. One of the subjects pulled out a hammer and started to smash the gold showcase. A team member yelled at the subject to stop, and the subject "giggled". The sma ...
ARMED ROBBERY – ALBUQUERQUE, NM
On 03/06/23, at 5:56 p.m., an armed robbery occurred at a retail jewelry store. A male subject entered the location alone and under the pretense of shopping, began looking at different cases. The subject began asking about gold crosses. The team membe ...
Convicted Killer Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison After Murdering Jeweler
Connecticut - On March 1, 2023, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut, issued a press release announcing the sentencing of 59-year-old Robert Rallo (pictured) who shot and killed Marc Vuono, the owner of a jewelry store in Stamford, ...
SNEAK THEFT – HICKORY, NC
On 3/5/23, at approximately 1:30 p.m., a male subject entered a jewelry store and asked for help looking at diamond rings. He spent some time in the store and the sales associate showed him several pieces. During the presentation, pads of rings were ...
DISTRACTION THEFT – LEXINGTON, KY
On 3/4/23, at approximately 5:27 p.m., a distraction theft was reported at a retail jewelry store in Lexington, KY. According to team members, around 5:23 p.m, two males and one female entered the location under the pretense of shopping for gold and diam ...
GRAB AND RUN – PALMDALE, CA
On 3/1/23, at approximately 3:25 p.m., a jewelry kiosk inside a mall experienced a grab and run theft. A subject asked to see a Cuban link gold chain with a pendant. While trying on both pieces, and while the team member was explaining the credit optio ...
DISTRACTION THEFT – STRONGSVILLE, OH
On 2/27/23, at approximately 12:50 p.m., a jewelry store was the victim of a distraction theft. Two subjects entered the store and began looking around at different merchandise. The subjects settled at the display case containing the missing diamond r ...
79-Year-Old Jeweler Pistol Whipped in Robbery
Flushing, NY - On February 22, 2023, at approximately 2:30 p.m., two subjects committed a gunpoint smash and grab robbery and pistol-whipped the owner of an appointment-only jewelry business. One of the subjects dressed as an Amazon delivery person and h ...
Jewelry Store Owner Charged After Shooting
Wilkes-Barre Township, PA - February 24, 2023 - 27-year-old Michael Anthony Caruso was recently arrested in connection to a shooting on February 24, 2023. Caruso allegedly shot at a man in the parking lot of Wyoming Valley Mall. The person Caruso is alle ...
DISTRACTION THEFT – STATEN ISLAND, NY
On 2/23/23, at approximately 5:18 p.m., two male subjects entered a jewelry store and requested to look at merchandise in a specific showcase. They asked to see a specific brand of ring. The team member removed it from the showcase for the presentation ...