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FBI CHARGES TWO ROMANIAN MEN AFTER STEALING JEWELRY IN 3 STATES – WYOMING
On 9/9/20, two Romanian men, identified as Ionel Serban and Nicolae Ursu were charged in federal court in Wyoming. The men were charged with interstate transportation of stolen property after being caught in a fraudulent return scam. Click here to read m ...
GRAB AND RUN – LAKE GROVE, NY
On 9/10/20, at 3:20 a.m., a male subject approached a kiosk and stated he was interested in gold chains. After discussing the chains, the subject requested to look at the 30â rope chain. While in possession of the 30â rope chain, the subject requested ...
GRAB & RUN – TEMPE, AZ
On 9/9/20, at approximately 12:30 p.m., a subject entered a jewelry store and said he had been to the store previously. He said he was set up on progressive leasing. He asked to see a gold cross and the sales associate showed it to him. The subject later ...
THEFT – HAYWARD, CA
On 9/8/20, at approximately 11:25 p.m., a male subject approached a jewelry store and asked to see a pendant. After the associate pulled it out, the subject requested to try on the pendant. The associate informed him that he would have to wait a moment, a ...
GRAB & RUN – WATERBURY, CT
On 9/3/20, at approximately 4:30 p.m., a male subject approached a kiosk and stated he was interested in gold chains and charms. The subject alleged he was shopping online and he wanted to see the chains at the store. After looking at several chains, the ...
GUNPOINT ROBBERY – WASHINGTON, PA
On 9/2/20, at approximately 6:00 p.m., two subjects entered a jewelry store and showed black handguns to the store associates. The subjects handed over pillowcases and demanded the associates to fill them up. The subjects then fled with jewelry. Both me ...
ATTEMPTED CREDIT FRAUD – ORANGE, CA
On 9/1/20, at approximately 6:35 p.m., a male subject entered a jewelry store and attempted to purchase a men’s gold bracelet valued at $7,000 on a store branded credit card. The subject had some of the information for his account, but he was unable to re ...
BURGLARY – FRIENDSWOOD, TX
On 8/30/20, at approximately 6:15 p.m., a subject entered a kiosk 10 minutes after the team had closed an exited for the night. A worker in the mall noticed an unknown subject inside the kiosk. The worker called a team member to ask if they had a new empl ...
4 SENTENCED, 1 SOUGHT IN CASE INVOLVING NATIVE AMERICAN JEWELRY- NEW YORK, NY
On 9/1/20, Michelle Graff, of National Jeweler, published an article recounting an investigation into counterfeit Native American jewelry. Click here to read the article.