On 8/11/18, at approximately 8:30 p.m., two male subjects wearing construction vests entered a jewelry store. The subjects proceeded to smash jewelry display cases. They then fled from the store with rings and necklaces. The subjects were in and out of th ...
TRAVELLING SALESMAN ROBBER CONVICTED – HOUSTON, TX
On 8/14/18, 30-year-old Gabriel Ocampo-Mayorquin admitted in federal court that he was a member of a violent robbery crew that robbed traveling jewelry salespeople that visited Houston. On September 11, 2009, Ocampo-Mayorquin and his Colombian accompli ...
SMASH & GRAB – PALM COAST, FL
On 8/11/18, at approximately 7:31 p.m., two subjects entered a jewelry store. One of the subjects approached a sales associate at the bridal case while the second subject stood by the gold showcase. The subject at the bridal case attempted to take the dis ...
ROBBERY SUBJECTS ARRESTED – SAN LEANDRO, CA
On 8/8/18 and 8/9/18, two subjects were arrested for a jewelry store robbery that occurred on July 24, 2018. According to the San Leandro police, Steven Glenn, 35, and Randy Hawkins, 41, both confessed to the robbery of a jewelry store. On July 24, at app ...
ATF AGENT IMPERSONATOR SENTENCED – SALUDA COUNTY, SC
On 8/8/18, 29-year-old Robert Goodwin, Jr. was sentenced to 45 years in prison. Goodwin along with three other men; Abin Lee Lowman, James Wilson and Joshua Darien committed a home invasion of a jeweler. The men meticulously prepared for the robbery which ...
SMASH AND GRAB ROBBERY – JOLIET, IL
On 8/8/18, at approximately 10:24 a.m., four subjects perpetrated a smash and grab robbery. A male subject wearing a black Nike shirt entered a retail jewelry store and inquired about engagement rings. After the sales associate greeted him the subject sai ...
SNEAK THEFT – OGDEN, UT
On 8/5/18, at approximately 4:30 p.m., a female subject entered a retail jewelry store and inquired about rings to replace one she had lost. The sales associate presented the subject with several rings, including a black sapphire ring which the subject sa ...
DISTRACTION THEFT – MADISON, WI
On 8/6/19, at approximately 6:00 p.m., a male subject entered a retail jewelry store and produced a credit card to purchase a men’s gold chain. Before the subject presented the card to store personnel, he spoke to another male and female customer i ...
ROBBERY CREW LEADER SENTENCED TO 55 YEARS – LOS ANGELES, CA
On 8/3/18, 47-year-old, Keith Marvel Walton, was sentenced to 55 years in prison. Walton was the leader of a group that stole $6 million worth of high-end watches from jewelry stores. Walton was a high-ranking member of an Inglewood street gang that orche ...
CREDIT CARD FRAUD – CHILLICOTHE, OH
On 7/21/18, at approximately 7:40 p.m., two subjects entered a retail jewelry store and inquired about diamond solitaire earrings. One of the subjects looked at several pairs of earrings and selected an item he wanted to purchase. The subject presented a ...