On 10/11/20, at approximately 5:10 p.m., a subject visited a store and began talking on his cellphone as he waited for sales associates to finish assisting other guests. A sales associate approached the subject to assist him. The subject stated he was fro ...
SMASH & GRAB – BROOKLYN, NY
On 10/11/20, at approximately 4:40 p.m., a male subject entered a jewelry store and stated he was interested in engagement rings and gold chains. The sales associate initially presented gold chains to the subject but he was not interested in the items. Th ...
GUNPOINT ROBBERY – SUMNER, WA
On 10/7/20, at approximately 7:37 p.m. two male subjects committed an armed robbery at a jewelry store. After entering the store, the subjects looked at various items and stayed for about twenty minutes. One left to let his puppy go to the bathroom. He th ...
Tips for Burglary Prevention as Professionals ‘Return to Work’
New York, NY – On October 2, 2020, Michelle Graff, of National Jewelers published an article about JSA’s crime report; Professional Burglars Return to Work.
GRAB & RUN – PALM COAST, FL
On 10/6/20, at approximately 3:25 p.m., a subject entered a jewelry store and stated he was interested in chains. He inquired about credit cards and then asked about gold charms. The sales associate proceeded to show him charms from the catalogue, and soo ...
Leader of Colombian robbery crew sentenced for murder of traveling salesman
Robert Paul Riveros was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his involvement in the robbery and homicide of a jewelry salesman near the DFW Airport.
ARMED ROBBERY – CHANDLER, AZ
On 10/3/20, at approximately 6:46 p.m., a subject entered a jewelry store and displayed a weapon. He ordered everyone to get on the ground and then he directed a sales associate to get high-end watches. The subject told the sales associate to hurry and th ...
ROBBER SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON – SAN MATEO, CA
On 10/1/20, 24-year-old Jimmy Brionez was sentenced to four years in prison for robbing a jewelry store while armed in 2018. Click here to read details pertaining to the crime.
ARMED ROBBERY – BOLINGBROOK, IL
On 9/25/20, officers from the Bolingbrook Police department were dispatched to a jewelry store for an armed robbery. Two masked male subjects entered the store armed with handguns. The subjects demanded money from the cash register and they also stole jew ...
ROOFTOP BURGLARY – HINESVILLE, GA
On 9/25/20, after midnight, officers from the Hinesville Police Department responded to a call of an alarm that went off at a jewelry store. Upon arrival, they walked around the business and looked inside the plate glass window, but they could not see tha ...