Georgia jewelry stores close amid robberies
Atlanta—A series of smash-and-grab robberies in one Atlanta-area mall has jewelry storeowners shuttering their doors, an Atlanta TV news station reports.
Tiffany appeals ruling in eBay suit
New York—Tiffany and Co. has filed an appeal against a ruling made last month that states that trademark holders—not eBay—are responsible for policing the auction site to find and...
JSA warns of gate-cutting burglaries in New Jersey
New York—The Jewelers' Security Alliance (JSA) has issued a warning to retail jewelers about a string of burglaries in New Jersey in which the perpetrators cut security gates to gain access to...
Gunman attempts jewelry robbery at Waldorf-Astoria
New York--Uncharacteristic pandemonium broke out in the lobby of New York's iconic Waldorf-Astoria on Saturday, when an armed gunman attempted to rob the jewelry store located in the upscale hotel's...
JSA: Jewelry crime falls in 2007
New York—Crime levels fell in the jewelry industry last year, with the number of robberies alone declining 24.1 percent, and one reported killing of a jeweler—the lowest number of...
Police hunt for culprits in West Coast robberies
Eugene, Ore.—The FBI and police in Eugene, Ore., are on the hunt for the perpetrators in a string of jewelry store robberies occurring in three states, according to an alert from the Jewelers'...
NRF welcomes organized retail crime bill
Washington, D.C.—The National Retail Federation (NRF) is welcoming the introduction of legislation that would define organized retail crime as "the acquiring of retail merchandise by illegal...
Report: Court favors eBay in Tiffany trademark suit
New York—EBay has scored a victory in a trademark infringement suit brought by luxury jewelry house Tiffany and Co., which alleges that counterfeits of its goods are being improperly sold...
NRF: Organized retail crime up in '08
Washington, D.C.—More companies have been victims of organized retail crime in the last 12 months, from 79 percent in 2007 to 85 percent in 2008, according to the National Retail Federation's...
JIS, SATGIN to educate on S. American theft gangs
Miami Beach, Fla.—Jewelers International Showcase (JIS) will host a seminar next month for law enforcement personnel to educate them on South American theft gangs.
Reports: Two suspects killed in jewelry robberies
New York—Suspects in jewelry store robberies in Maryland and Texas were shot and killed in two separate incidents that occurred within days of each other, according to local news reports.
NRF urges Calif. to adopt ORC legislation
Redwood City, Calif.—The National Retail Federation (NRF) is urging California lawmakers to adopt legislation addressing organized retail crime (ORF), citing a recent raid as evidence that the...
Arrest made in jewelry-store slayings
Grand Haven, Mich.—A 42-year-old man from Muskegon Heights, Mich., was arrested on Saturday in the shooting deaths of a jewelry store owner and one of his longtime customers, the Muskegon...
JSA warns of attacks on traveling jewelry salespeople
New York—A string of attacks on traveling jewelry salespeople from New Mexico to Ohio has the Jewelers' Security Alliance (JSA) reminding salespeople how to be safe, not sorry.
Gold thieves hit 11 JCPenney stores
A rash of gold jewelry thefts at 11 J.C. Penney stores located throughout California seem to coincide with the rising price of the precious metal, Los Angeles Times reported. Since Sept. 2006, $2.5...
LVMH wins $63M in eBay counterfeit lawsuit
Paris—A French court has ordered eBay to pay LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton 40 million euros (about $63 million), ruling that the online auction giant did not do enough to prevent the sale of...
Taylor trial resumes with blood-diamond testimony
The Hague, Netherlands—The war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor resumed on Monday after a six-month break, reopening with graphic video testimony from alleged victims of...
George Clooney pressures Omega Watches on Darfur
London—Actor and Omega Watches ambassador George Clooney is putting pressure on the watch brand to speak out over China's foreign policy in Sudan, an area where genocide is taking place,...
Friedman's ex-CEO convicted of fraud
Brooklyn, N.Y.—A federal jury has found former Friedman's Chief Executive Officer Bradley Stinn guilty in a massive accounting fraud scheme intended to inflate the retail jeweler's financial...
Shane Co. worker charged in $1.2 million theft
Marietta, Ga.—Georgia police have charged a 30-year-old woman who worked for Shane Co. in Alpharetta, Ga., with theft after she allegedly swiped $1.2 million dollars in merchandise from her...