December 30, 2025

November 17, 2023 – Jewelry crime soared to record levels in 2022, with the number of crimes up 31 percent year-over-year and dollar losses hitting a 13-year high.

Has that trend continued into 2023? What types of crimes are most prevalent and what do jewelers need to be mindful of heading into the holiday season?

On November 14 2023, Jewelers’ Security Alliance President John Kennedy and Andrew Chipman, Vice President of Jewelers Block at Berkley Asset Protection, joined National Jeweler’s Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff and Jewelers of America’s Regina Ciarleglio to discuss these questions and more in the latest episode of My Next Question.

Watch the webinar below:

https://nationaljeweler.com/articles/12457-watch-how-to-protect-your-store-this-holiday-season

Arrests

PRESS RELEASE- Lehigh Acres, FL- Jewel Thief Sentenced to Life in Prison.

Lehigh Acres, FL- This morning, jewel thief Juan Antonio Manresa Leyva, 55, was adjudicated guilty

Arrests Burglary Crime Suspects

New York, NY- Tons of cocaine, $100M cash shipped from LA to NYC via luxury flights, feds allege

New York, NY- Five people were arrested Tuesday in connection with a sprawling cross-country drug

Arrests Crime Suspects Crimes Uncategorized

International

St. Maarten- Brazen Daylight Robbery and Jet-Ski Escape fuel fears amidst St Maarten Crime Wave.

St. Maarten- A dramatic daylight robbery at Value Jewelers located on Front Street on Tuesday

Armed Robbery Crime Suspects Crimes International

BRAZIL- Thief gets MMA-style beatdown after robbing jewelry store.

Caraguatatuba, Brazil- A self-styled crime fighter thwarted a jewelry store thief in Brazil with moves

International
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