Last month, several subjects are believed to have broken into an art gallery where they stole $4 million worth of jewelry. Click here to view a video regarding this incident. If you have any information regarding the subjects involved, please email the Je ...
JSA Says There’s Been a Spike in Distraction Thefts
New York, NY – On October 27, 2020, Brecken Branstrator, of National Jeweler, outlined recent distraction thefts that JSA has documented across the country. Click within to read the article.
ONLINE FRAUD WEBINAR – NEW YORK, NY
New York, NY - On October 20, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. Ryan Ruddock, Senior Research Assistant at Jewelers Security Alliance, presented a 30-minute webinar entitled Online Scammers: Precautions for Online Selling. Click here to see a recording of the webinar.
ELMHURST, NY – DISTRACTION THEFT
On 10/22/20, at approximately 1:07 p.m., a male and female subject entered a jewelry store. The male subject walked to the gold showcase and the female subject positioned herself at another showcase. Initially, the sales associate approached the male subj ...
Online Scammers: Precautions for Online Selling Webinar
New York, NY – On October 20, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. Ryan Ruddock, Senior Research Assistant at Jewelers Security Alliance, presented a 30-minute webinar entitled Online Scammers: Precautions for Online Selling. Click within to see a recording of the webinar.
CHAIN SWITCH – COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
On 10/19/20, at approximately 6:00 p.m., a male and female subject visited a retail jewelry store. The male subject requested to see gold chains. During his interaction with the sales associate, he agreed to apply for a credit application. The sales assoc ...
WEST SENECA, NY – SNEAK THEFT
On 10/16/20, at 6:35 p.m., a subject entered the store asking to see the largest and best quality diamond rings in the store. The sales associate showed him several diamond rings and the subject asked to compare several at a time. The sales associate lost ...
SMASH & GRAB – SAN DIEGO, CA
On 10/19/20, at approximately 6:20 p.m., two subjects went into a retail jewelry store and began breaking the glass on two cases that contained gold jewelry. The subjects used what appeared to be a hammer. They reached into the cases and removed merchandi ...
ROBBER STABS MANAGER – VACAVILLE, CA
On 10/14/20, at approximately 12:50 p.m., a male subject entered a jewelry store under the guise that he was browsing for gifts for his mother. After inquiring about the location of the nearest ATM, the subject exited the store and returned roughly 45 min ...
GRAB & RUN – PORTLAND, ME
On 10/14/20, at approximately 1:30 p.m., while conducting inventory counts, store management discovered that several pieces of jewelry were missing. They determined that on 10/9/20, a sneak theft had occurred while the subject was shown several chains and ...