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� On 11/10/18, at approximately 10:16 a.m., a male subject entered a jewelry store and asked to see watches. The subject then exited the store and returned five minutes later carrying a plastic bag. He approached the sales associates and told them he ...

On 11/2/18, at approximately 10:30 a.m., a male subject entered a jewelry store wearing a realistic mask. He disguised himself to appear as a Hispanic male. He also wore sunglasses, gloves and a hat. The subject asked to see high-end watches. Before the s ...

On 11/6/18, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of New York announced that 23-year-old Davonta Hill of Detroit,� MI has been charged with Hobbs Act robbery and conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery. Hill and three accomplices a ...

On 11/4/18, at approximately 5:40 p.m., a subject entered a jewelry store and asked to see engagement rings. He was shown several pieces. The subject specifically asked to see the 1 3/8 ct. round engagement ring set. The sales associate handed him the set ...

On 10/29/18, at approximately 1:20 p.m., a subject entered a jewelry store and asked to see what a certain gold chain would look like with a crucifix charm. The sales associate put the charm on the chain. As the associate was about to put the chain around ...

On 10/24/18, diamond dealers - Sholom Muratov and Menachem Abramov were convicted of conspiring to defraud diamond sellers in Mumbai, India out of more than $12 million. The group specialized in “bust outs,” which is a type of scam that involv ...

On 10/30/18, at approximately 3:00 p.m., a subject entered a jewelry store and asked to look at gold chains. As soon as the subject had the 24” gold chain on his neck, he turned and fled from the store. The subject was last seen wearing blue jeans a ...

On 10/31/18, at approximately 10:35 a.m., a subject entered a jewelry store and stated he was looking for earrings for his wife’s 53rd birthday. The subject said he wanted to see single diamond earrings that were princess cut. The associate pulled ...

On 10/30/18, at approximately 11:55 a.m., a subject entered a jewelry store and spent approximately five minutes looking at merchandise. The subject requested to look at men’s bands. During the sales presentation, the subject gained possession of a ...

On 10/27/18, at approximately 10:00 a.m., four men entered a jewelry store. The subjects revealed sledgehammers and began smashing into display cases containing high-end items. The subjects hit the display cases more than 16 times before they gave up and ...