On 2/10/20, at approximately 11:45 a.m., a couple entered a jewelry store looking for gold chains. They denied assistance from sales associates. The subjects spent several minutes in the store. They remained at a gold earring spinner and then left the sto ...
Prevent Sneak Thefts
Jewelers must keep their showcases locked except when actually taking merchandise out and returning merchandise to the showcase. Leaving showcases unlocked during a presentation allows a sneak thief to reach in and take goods.
MULTIPLE SMASH & GRAB ROBBERIES IN TEXAS
Since 1/31/20, there have been at least five jewelry store smash & grab robberies in the state of Texas. Those robberies have occurred in San Antonio, Texas City, Sugar Land, and Houston. Each case has involved at least 2 subjects. In one of the smash ...
ROBBERS TAKE HIGH-END WATCHES – STAMFORD, CT
On 2/6/20, at approximately 5:44 p.m., two male subjects used sledgehammers to break through a jewelry store's cabinet. The subjects stole $80,000 worth of high-end watches. About an hour and one-half before the robbery, the subjects are believed to have ...
DIAMOND SWITCH – FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL
On 2/1/20, at approximately 3:35 p.m., a jewelry store's sales associate found a diamond had been replaced with a CZ after testing it. The 1 ½ carat diamond was last shown during a presentation on 2/1/2020. While reviewing CCTV around the time of the p ...
SMASH & GRAB – TEXAS CITY, TX
On 2/4/20, at approximately 2:29 p.m., three subjects entered a jewelry store and then went immediately to the case containing diamonds. One of the subjects took a small hammer and smashed the display case. Once the case was broken, the subjects reached i ...
DISTRACTION THEFT – MYRTLE BEACH, SC
On 2/4/20, at approximately 12:55 p.m., a male and female subject approached a kiosk in the mall. After looking at several chains, the male asked to see a particular chain. Once he gained possession of the chain, he secured it around his neck. The female ...
TWO BURGLARS CHARGED – WALNUT CREEK, CA  ÂÂ
On 1/30/20, the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office issued a statement in which they said two men have been charged with felonies for burglarizing a department store. On 1/24/19, employees observed Christopher Dodd and Richard Lange smash displ ...
THIEF SENTENCED – YOUNGSTOWN, OH
On 1/29/2020, Clark Greene was sentenced to four years imprisonment for committing a grab and run theft at a jewelry store in Boardman, OH in January of 2018. During the theft, Greene asked to see two diamonds. Once the diamonds were in his possession, he ...
GRAB & RUN – HAYWARD, CA
On 1/28/20, at approximately 3:04 p.m., a male subject approached a jewelry store and asked to see a chain and pendant. When the associate removed the item from the display, the subject grabbed the chain and pendant from the associate. He then fled from t ...