#jewelry-robberies

#jewelry-robberies

Scams involving antiques and collectibles are almost as old as some of the items. But internet sales now mean fraudsters have a much wider audience.

According to police, the incident occurred just before 6 a.m. at a garage on West 43rd Street near the West Side Highway. Four men entered the garage around 5:45 a.m. and attempted to steal several luxury cars, including a blue McLaren sports car and a black Mercedes‑Benz G‑Wagon.

The suspect's alleged crime spree began in Queens on March 13 at around 12:30 p.m. when he hit Chase Bank at 24-16 Queens Plaza South. Using a written note, he demanded money from a teller but cops said he got away with nothing. Just 30 minutes later, he tried again, police said. Torres walked into another Chase, located at 37-67 75 St. in Jackson Heights, passed a note to a teller demanding money and was able to snag around $320.

The four unknown individuals asked to be driven to a location but the driver denied the request. It was allegedly at this point that one of the individuals in the group showed a firearm, forced the driver out of the car and the group stole it.

The teenager stole cosmetic products from Boots branches in Westminster, Lambeth, Camden and Kensington and Chelsea, as well as Holland & Barrett stores in Hammersmith and Fulham and in Camden.

The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) said that five suspects are now being held in custody, including three minors arrested after Saturday's attempted attack with a homemade explosive device.

Officers are reminding people to keep headphone volume low so they can hear what is happening around them, keep bags zipped and held close to the body, and tuck phones, wallets and other valuables into interior pockets where they are tougher to snatch.

The exquisite, jewel-encrusted boxes were badly damaged in 2024, after they were among seven treasures stolen from Paris's Musée Cognacq-Jay by a gang of axe-wielding thieves. The perpetrators broke into the temporary exhibition, titled "Luxe de Poche," or "Pocket Luxury," on November 20, making off with goods that were, at the time, reported to be worth more than €1 million.

Cops in Los Angeles on Wednesday arrested five people in Corona on shocking charges of operating a multi-million dollar cargo theft ring. The LAPD said the suspects were collared in a long-running investigation that focused on a series of thefts targeting cargo and container chassis, which carry shipping containers for big-rig trucks. Cops, along with three other agencies executed search warrants on the suspects Wednesday and discovered an eye-popping amount of allegedly stolen loot.

The daylight robbery - among the highest-profile museum thefts in living memory - exposed alarming security holes at the Paris landmark. The former royal palace has also suffered a broad array of other problems that have presented a picture of a treasured national institution spiraling out of control.

That Sunday morning in October, thieves parked a mover's truck with an extendable ladder below the Louvre's Apollo Gallery housing the French crown jewels. Two of the thieves climbed up the ladder, broke a window and used angle grinders to cut glass display booths containing the treasures, while the other two waited below, investigators say. The four then fled on high-powered motor scooters, dropping a diamond-and-emerald crown in their hurry.