On 4/27/21, at approximately 7:53 p.m., an employee who opened the store found all layaways, repairs, various gold jewelry, and most of the cash were missing from the store. Mall Security stated that the only time they saw on video where anybody was in th ...
BURGLArS SMASH 10 DISPLAY CASES – MILFORD, CT
On 4/26/21, early in the morning, four subjects broke a jewelry store's window. They then proceeded to smash 10 display cases and stole approximately $50,000 worth of jewelry. They were in and out of the store within 5 minutes. The subjects fled in a da ...
SMASH & GRAB – FRESNO, CA
On 4/23/21, three male subjects entered a mall and proceeded to smash a jewelry store's display case. They grabbed jewelry and then fled. Police arrested one juvenile subject. They are still looking for two other subjects. No description of the subjects w ...
Jewelry Store Owner Killed In Robbery, Two Suspects Arrested
Police have arrested two men.
GRANDVILLE, MICHIGAN – SMASH & GRAB
On 4/22/21, at approximately 5:31 p.m., two male subjects entered a jewelry store and one stated he wanted to show his brother some diamonds. They walked to the back of the store and immediately removed hammers, smashed display cases, grabbed diamond tray ...
DISTRACTION THEFT – HICKORY, NC
On 04/16/2021, at approximately 5:10 p.m., a sales associate at a retail jewelry store was helping an older couple that were interested in looking at diamond solitaire rings. The lady was sitting down while her husband was walking back and forth. He the ...
JSA Issues Refresher on What To Do During a Robbery
New York, NY – On April 19, 2021, National Jeweler published an article regarding the Jewelers’ Security Alliance’s recommendations for staying safe during a robbery.
GRAB & RUN – TACOMA, WA
On 4/13/21, at approximately 1:15 p.m., a male subject approached a jewelry store and requested to see 24" rope chains. The associate removed the chain from the showcase to show the subject. At that point, the subject said "bet", and reached across the co ...
GRAB & RUN – ROCHESTER, NY
On 4/12/21, at approximately 6:43 p.m., a male subject approached employees at a jewelry kiosk and asked to see men's chains and charms. He asked to try on a chain with the charm attached. As the sales associate turned slightly to adjust the mirror, the s ...
GRAB & RUN – PLANTATION, FL
On 4/13/21, at approximately 4:38 p.m., two male subjects entered a jewelry store and said they were looking for a gold pendant to math a chain they had already owned. After a while they began to look at the gold bracelet section. They pointed to several ...