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In the parking lot of an east-end Toronto apartment building, a detective in plain clothes and a bullet-proof vest empties a bag of potential evidence he and other officers seized moments before from a main-floor unit. Wrapped in plastic bags are hammers, a replica handgun, a diamond ring in a …
Read More »As gold surges, some popular Canadian jewelry brands are increasing their prices
Some Canadian jewelry brands are raising their prices as a surge in demand for gold — incited by investors’ fears of a shaky economic outlook — pushes the market for this precious metal to record highs. With confidence in the U.S. dollar eroding, and uncertainty weighing on the global economy, more …
Read More »Smash-and-grab jewelry store heists are a thing — the industry’s working to put thieves on ice
It’s a scene that’s become all-too familiar in the retail world: Burglars smashing the windows and doors of shops in daring fashion and at lightning speed, then making off with high-value, easy-to-snatch goods. Jewelry stores have become the targets of many of these thieves. And they don’t just use hammers: in …
Read More »Some Gaza mothers forced to reuse diapers, sell jewelry to afford them
From her tent made up of blankets, tarps and wood beams, Asala Shehata, 32, lays her three-year-old daughter Heba down on a mat on the ground to change her diaper. What used to be a simple routine has stretched into a complex undertaking, another aspect of life that over a …
Read More »Suspect wanted in jewelry store heist at Halifax Shopping Centre: police – Halifax
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A jewelry store at the Halifax Shopping Centre was robbed before the mall opened for business Monday morning, police say. Officers responded to the robbery at Peoples Jewellers at around 6 a.m. “A man broke into the store, stole merchandise, used a …
Read More »Smash and grab: Video shows 5 suspects robbing a Toronto jewelry store, police say – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police have released video that appears to show a jewelry store in the city’s east end being robbed by five suspects. Police said the robbery happened at in the Danforth and Pape avenues area on Monday. The 26-second video released by …
Read More »Toronto Pearson gold heist: Some gold was melted down in a GTA jewelry store basement – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Peel Regional Police tell Global News that some of the gold stolen in Canada’s largest gold heist was melted down in the basement of a Toronto-area jewelry store. In a statement to Global News received Monday, police did not elaborate on how …
Read More »$200K in jewelry, cash, items stolen during Oshawa nighttime home invasion: police
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Around $200,000 worth of jewelry, cash and household items was stolen during a nighttime home invasion in Oshawa, Ont., during which the occupant of the home was handcuffed, police say. Durham Regional Police said on Monday at around 3:30 a.m., officers responded …
Read More »3 suspects wanted after theft at Scarborough Town Centre jewelry store on Boxing Day: police – Toronto
Toronto police say they are looking to identify three people who allegedly stole an item from a store at Scarborough Town Centre. Police said they were called to the mall on Boxing Day for reports of a theft at a jewelry shop. Investigators said the first suspect is described as a …
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