New York, NY - On October 20, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. Ryan Ruddock, Senior Research Assistant at Jewelers Security Alliance, presented a 30-minute webinar entitled Online Scammers: Precautions for Online Selling. Click here to see a recording of the webinar.
ELMHURST, NY – DISTRACTION THEFT
On 10/22/20, at approximately 1:07 p.m., a male and female subject entered a jewelry store. The male subject walked to the gold showcase and the female subject positioned herself at another showcase. Initially, the sales associate approached the male subj ...
CHAIN SWITCH – COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
On 10/19/20, at approximately 6:00 p.m., a male and female subject visited a retail jewelry store. The male subject requested to see gold chains. During his interaction with the sales associate, he agreed to apply for a credit application. The sales assoc ...
WEST SENECA, NY – SNEAK THEFT
On 10/16/20, at 6:35 p.m., a subject entered the store asking to see the largest and best quality diamond rings in the store. The sales associate showed him several diamond rings and the subject asked to compare several at a time. The sales associate lost ...
SMASH & GRAB – SAN DIEGO, CA
On 10/19/20, at approximately 6:20 p.m., two subjects went into a retail jewelry store and began breaking the glass on two cases that contained gold jewelry. The subjects used what appeared to be a hammer. They reached into the cases and removed merchandi ...
ROBBER STABS MANAGER – VACAVILLE, CA
On 10/14/20, at approximately 12:50 p.m., a male subject entered a jewelry store under the guise that he was browsing for gifts for his mother. After inquiring about the location of the nearest ATM, the subject exited the store and returned roughly 45 min ...
GRAB & RUN – PORTLAND, ME
On 10/14/20, at approximately 1:30 p.m., while conducting inventory counts, store management discovered that several pieces of jewelry were missing. They determined that on 10/9/20, a sneak theft had occurred while the subject was shown several chains and ...
LAKEWOOD, CO – GRAB & RUN
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 ...