January 1, 2026
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- Suspect arrested following gunpoint robbery
- SMASH AND GRAB – EASTVALE, CA
- Viral Smash & Grab Robber, Arrested for Homicide After Victim’s Body Found Floating in Barrel
- Suspect arrested after dressing as Mannequin to steal jewelry
- Subjects wanted for gunpoint robbery
- SMASH AND GRAB – LAS CRUCES, NM
- SPINNER THEFT – ELIZABETH, NJ
- DRYWALL ENTRY BURGLARY – KATY, TX
- Smash and grab robbers deploy bear spray against jewelers and security guard
- GRAB & RUN – BRANDON, FL
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Subjects wanted for armed robbery
Two subjects are at large after committing a gunpoint robbery.
GRAB & RUN – SYRACUSE, NY
On 9/27/21, at approximately 7:30 p.m., a retail jewelry store reported a grab and run
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA – CHECK FRAUD
On 8/31/21, at approximately 6:43 p.m., a jewelry store was victimized with a check fraud
Former employee charged with 10 felonies
Statesville, NC – On September 8, 2021, deputies from the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office were informed that an employee of a business could be stealing jewelry.ÂÂ
DISTRACTION THEFT – GREENWOOD, IN
On 9/21/21, at approximately 3:50 p.m., a distraction theft occurred at a retail jewelry store.�
GRAB & RUN – REDONDO BEACH, CA
On 9/21/21, at approximately 3:20 p.m., a male subject committed a grab and run theft.�
Men Who Fenced Stolen Diamonds Sentenced to 15+ Years
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas issued a press release outlining the nefarious actions five men took to illicitly acquire stolen jewelry. Click within to view the press release.
BURGLARY – OVERLAND PARK, KS
On 9/20/21, at approximately 9:30 am, a sales associate arrived to open a jewelry store
GRAB & RUN – TUKWILA, WA
On 9/16/21, at approximately 4:05 p.m., a grab and run theft occurred at a retail
Seven subjects commit brazen smash & grab robbery
Daly City, CA – On September 15, 2021, after 7:00 p.m., seven subjects wearing hoodies and dark clothing committed a smash and grab robbery at a jewelry store in a mall. They escaped with jewelry including high-end watches, chains, and rings.
FOUR PEOPLE STABBED IN ROBBERY – FORT WORTH, TX
On 9/15/21, at approximately 4:15 p.m.. four people were stabbed by a man with a
Jeweler’s High-Tech Tagging Pilot Program Nabs Its First Suspect
New York, NY – On September 16, 2021, Karen Dybis from JCK Online published an article about SelectDNA tagging technology that helped to apprehend a suspect. Click within to read JSA President, John Kennedy’s reaction.
GRAB & RUN – EDINBURGH, IN
On 9/15/21, at approximately 4:00 p.m., a male subject� entered a jewelry store and was
GRAB & RUN – SAN DIEGO, CA
On 9/14/21, at approximately 1:34 p.m., a male subject entered a jewelry store and approached
SUBJECT FORCEFULLY TAKES CHAIN – ALBUQUERQUE, NM
On 9/13/21, a male subject scratched a jewelry store's team member as he fled with
GRAB & RUN – CAPITOLA, CA
On 9/11/21, at approximately 2:00 p.m., a newly hired sales associate showed three display boxes
GRAB & RUN – MEMPHIS, TN
On 9/9/21, at approximately 2:00 p.m., a black male subject entered a jewelry store and
SNEAK THEFT – GARNER, NC
On 9/4/21, at approximately 12:30 p.m., a retail jewelry store was the victim of a
Armed robbers arrested following $12 million heist
Paris, France – On September 7, 2021, shortly before noon, three armed men in suits entered a high-end retail store in Paris, France, then proceeded to brandish firearms over the course of ten minutes.
Subject sought in high end watch theft
Upper Merion Township – August 22, 2024 – The subject featured din this alert entered a high-end watch store on August 17, 2024. He browsed multiple items with a sales associate. The subject took a watch and ran out of the store. Subject description: Male, Hair color: Black, Facial Hair: Black, Eyes: Brown, Height: 5’10†[Read More]
Suspect sought in North Carolina Robbery of Jewelry store
Statesville, NC – August 21, 2024 – The Statesville Police Department is investigating a robbery that took place at a jewelry store. The incident occurred Friday (August 16) at approximately 12:25 p.m. According to a news release from the Statesville Police Department, officers arrived at the scene to find that a suspect, armed with a [Read More]
Subjects sought in Grab and Run Theft from store at Mall
Auburn, MA – On August 17, 2024, at approximately 12:57 p.m., two male subjects entered a jewelry store and requested to look at gold chains. After reviewing the chains, subject 1 requested to look at a particular curb gold chain. Subject 1 also requested to look at a second chain. Following policy, the team member [Read More]
Subject wanted for jewelry store theft turns himself in to Police
SHAWNEE COUNTY – August 19, 2024 – Law enforcement authorities investigating a jewelry store theft asked the public for help to identify a suspect. Just before 2 p.m. Monday, the suspect involved in this incident, identified as Javier HERNANDEZ, 31, of Topeka, turned himself in to the Shawnee County Law Enforcement Center. HERNANDEZ was arrested [Read More]
REMOVED DISPLAY – MISSION VIEJO, CA
On 8/8/2024, at 2:00 p.m., a male subject approached a jewelry store’s top of counter display that was sitting on a showcase along the lease line and contained various children’s jewelry pieces. The subject was seen cutting the cable that was securing the display to the showcase, where he then grabbed the display and walked [Read More]
GRAB AND RUN – SUNRISE, FL
On 08/19/2024, at 1:30 p.m., an unidentified male subject approached a jewelry kiosk in a mall and stated he was interested in diamond earrings. The subject was shown and selected a pair of diamond earrings valued at $265.00. When the sales associate was asking for information to enter into cleinteling, she completed that process and [Read More]
Live Headlines
- Suspect arrested following gunpoint robbery
- SMASH AND GRAB – EASTVALE, CA
- Viral Smash & Grab Robber, Arrested for Homicide After Victim’s Body Found Floating in Barrel
- Suspect arrested after dressing as Mannequin to steal jewelry
- Subjects wanted for gunpoint robbery
- SMASH AND GRAB – LAS CRUCES, NM
- SPINNER THEFT – ELIZABETH, NJ
- DRYWALL ENTRY BURGLARY – KATY, TX
- Smash and grab robbers deploy bear spray against jewelers and security guard
- GRAB & RUN – BRANDON, FL
Upper Merion Township - August 22, 2024 - The subject featured din this alert entered a high-end watch store on August 17, 2024. He browsed multiple items with a sales associate. The subject took a watch and ran out of the store.
Subject description: Male, Hair color: Black, Facial Hair: B ...
- August 22, 2024
Upper Merion Township - August 22, 2024 - The subject featured din this alert entered a high-end watch store on August 17, 2024. He browsed multiple items with a sales associate. The subject took ...
Statesville, NC - August 21, 2024 - The Statesville Police Department is investigating a robbery that took place at a jewelry store. The incident occurred Friday (August 16) at approximately 12:25 p.m.
According to a news release from the Statesville Police Department, officers arrived at t ...
- August 21, 2024
Statesville, NC - August 21, 2024 - The Statesville Police Department is investigating a robbery that took place at a jewelry store. The incident occurred Friday (August 16) at approximately 12: ...
Auburn, MA - On August 17, 2024, at approximately 12:57 p.m., two male subjects entered a jewelry store and requested to look at gold chains. After reviewing the chains, subject 1 requested to look at a particular curb gold chain. Subject 1 also requested to look at a second chain. Following po ...
- August 20, 2024
Auburn, MA - On August 17, 2024, at approximately 12:57 p.m., two male subjects entered a jewelry store and requested to look at gold chains. After reviewing the chains, subject 1 requested to lo ...
SHAWNEE COUNTY – August 19, 2024 - Law enforcement authorities investigating a jewelry store theft asked the public for help to identify a suspect. Just before 2 p.m. Monday, the suspect involved in this incident, identified as Javier HERNANDEZ, 31, of Topeka, turned himself in to the S ...
- August 21, 2024
SHAWNEE COUNTY – August 19, 2024 - Law enforcement authorities investigating a jewelry store theft asked the public for help to identify a suspect. Just before 2 p.m. Monday, the suspect ...
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Jacksonville, FL- Jewelry Store Robber Sentenced To Over 12 Years For East Coast Robbery Conspiracy.
Jacksonville, Florida – (December 20, 2024) U.S. District Judge Harvey E.
Beverly Hills, California – Suspect sentenced in Federal Court for robbery at Beverly Hills jewelry store.
Beverly Hills, California- A Long Beach man was sentenced on
UPDATE: Germantown, TN- 3 arrests made in attempted smash-and-grab at Germantown jewelry store, police say
GERMANTOWN, Tenn. - Three people have been arrested after the
United Kingdom, England – A pair of Romanian Nationals arrested and sentenced to prison for thefts from Jewelry stores.
United Kingdon, England - A pair of brazen thieves were
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Recent arrests tied to jewelry crimes across the U.S. and beyond.
UPDATE: Paris, France- Five more arrested in Louvre heist investigation as stolen crown jewels worth $102M still missing
Paris, France - Five more suspects have been arrested in connection with the daring daytime…
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…
GREENVILLE, N.C.- Suspect falls through ceiling in failed North Carolina jewelry store heist.
GREENVILLE, N.C. - A pair of suspects from Belgium and Romania are in custody after…
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…
2 suspects killed in ‘gun battle’ with Oakland pawn shop owner after attempted robbery
OAKLAND, CA. -- Two people were shot dead and four were injured during a robbery…
Bronx, NY- Attempted armed robbery at jewelry store ends in Fordham section of the Bronx arrests.
Bronx, NY- A bold attempted robbery at a jewelry store in one of the Bronx’s…
Cache County, UT- Woman suspected of stealing $5,000 in jewelry from Logan store extradited to face charges.
Cache County, UT- A woman wanted since 2022 for allegedly stealing over $5,000 in jewelry…
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla- Martin County deputies arrest Romanian ‘traveling criminal’ found with $400K of stolen jewelry
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla.  A Romanian man was arrested in Martin County after being caught…
Chattanooga, TN- Man pleads guilty to Chattanooga jewelry store robbery with 57-month prison sentence deal.
Chattanooga, TN- A man pleaded guilty Wednesday in Chattanooga's federal court to a 2021 jewelry…
Decatur, GA – Trinity man charged for stealing $114k from Decatur jewelry store he worked at for decades
Decatur, GA- A former jeweler who had worked at Jimmy Smith Jewelers for three decades…
International
UPDATE: Paris, France- Five more arrested in Louvre heist investigation as stolen crown jewels worth $102M still missing
Paris, France - Five more suspects have been arrested in connection with the daring daytime
Pairs, France- Suspects arrested over brazen jewel theft from Paris, Louvre museum.
Police have arrested suspects in connection with the theft of France crown jewels from the
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
Laverne, CA- Suspected burglary crew arrested during attempted rooftop break-in at local jewelry store
La Verne, CA - Seven men were arrested Sunday night after police investigators and multiple
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
MEXICO- Cancun, QR police searching for group in broad daylight jewelry heist
Cancun, Q.R.  Police in Cancun are on the search for a group of men
Paris, France- $312,000 jewelry stolen from a department store in Paris
Mauboussin jewelry store gets robbed A few days before Christmas Eve, the famous Mauboussin jewelry
United Kingdom, England – A pair of Romanian Nationals arrested and sentenced to prison for thefts from Jewelry stores.
United Kingdon, England - A pair of brazen thieves were caught on CCTV stealing £15,000
United Kingdom- Axe-Wielding Thieves Steal $1M of King Charles’s Family Heirlooms in “Violent Robbery.”
When one imagines a royal robbery, scenes of masked intruders sneaking into a palace in the middle of
Frankfurt, Germany- Gang arrested after million-euro jewelry heist at Frankfurt Airport.
Frankfurt, Germany- November 13, 2024, Police in Germany have arrested four suspects who allegedly participated
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$80K Worth Of Jewelry Stolen From Langley Park Shop, Suspect Sought: PGPD
LANGLEY PARK, MD - April 19, 2024 - Detectives continue to search for an armed
Grab and run thief wanted for at least 11 thefts; JSA Offers reward
Longview, TX – August 20, 2022 – This subject is highly mobile and he is wanted for grab and run thefts in several jurisdictions.
JSA Offers $5,000 reward following homicide
Queens, NY – On April 17, 2022, Arasb Shoughi, 60, a pawnshop owner, died as a result of injuries he sustained during a violent robbery on March 28, 2022. Click within to learn more.
$50,000 reward offered for arrest and conviction in $1 million Halloween robbery
Maui, HI – On October 31, 2019, at approximately 12:15 p.m. a 6’2″ armed subject entered a jewelry store and brandished a gun. He then pointed to three high-value pieces while holding the sales associate at gunpoint.
JSA Offers up to $10,000 Reward for Information on Home Invasion Robbery and Burglary
Atlanta, GA – March 5, 2019 – On February 16, 2019, masked armed robbers forced their way into the home of a jewelry store manager, tied up the manager and his wife, and threatened to kill them
Video: Jeweler Murdered in Violent Robbery
Highland, CA – On January 10, 2018, at approximately 12:58 p.m., two subjects immediately threw a molotov cocktail at a jewelry store’s counter and then opened fire killing 32-year-old employee, Jason Cullen.
Video: Jeweler Murdered in Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ – On October 21, 2017, a suspect shot and killed a jeweler during a robbery.
JSA Offers $10,000 Reward for Violent Gunpoint Robbery Suspects
New York, NY – On April 19, 2017, the Jewelers’ Security Alliance (JSA) offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a violent team of robbers.
JSA Offers Reward in Smash and Grab Robbery
Hinsdale, IL – On March 24, 2017 the Jewelers Security Alliance (JSA) offered a $3,000 reward for information on a gunpoint robbery of a jewelry store.
JSA Offers Reward In Connection With Fatal Shooting Of Milwaukee Jeweler
Milwaukee, WI – October 31, 2016
The Milwaukee Police Department is seeking the male suspect pictured below in connection with the fatal shooting of a retail jeweler.
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