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NEWS ABOUT: jewels

jewels stories: 9 news summaries

UK Police Arrest Third Man in $65M Robbery

Authorities use DNA evidence to find Graff jewelry suspects

Aug 20, 09 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - British police arrested a third man today suspected of participating in the biggest jewelry heist in British history, the Times of London reports. Police already have two men in custody, having captured at least one from DNA evidence left at the scene of the crime. Authorities have said that the... More »

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robbery • diamond • heist • jewels • armed robbery • jewel heist

(Newser) - Renowned Scottish gem expert Campbell Bridges has been killed by a mob armed with spears and machetes in Kenya's Tsavo National Park, the Independent reports. The murder is believed to be linked to a feud with squatters stealing gems from a Bridges family mine in the park. The mob set... More »

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Kenya • murder • jewels • jewelry • gems

(Newser) - A lone gunman boldly stepped into a plush Chopard store in Paris and walked out with $8 million in gems yesterday, reports the BBC. The thief, dressed in a suit and fedora, forced the staff to hand over 15 pieces of jewelry, then calmly exited into the aftyernoon sun. ... More »

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crime • France • Paris • heist • jewels • armed robbery • gems

 Downturn Dulls 
 Gem Trade's Gleam 

Effects felt worldwide as Americans stop buying bling

Mar 28, 09 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The worldwide slowdown in spending is making for rough times in all facets of the jewelry business, reports the Washington Post. More than a thousand jewelers in the US—which buys almost half the world's polished diamonds—have gone bust, and the effects are being felt from the mines of... More »

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recession • diamond • De Beers • jewels • jewelry • gems • Tiffany's

(Newser) - Thieves in Milwaukee knocked off a jewelry store yesterday—only to be robbed of the loot themselves as they made their getaway, the Journal Sentinel reports. Police say the two suspects were confronted and robbed by at least four men as they left the store. Cops managed to arrest the... More »

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crime • Milwaukee • robbery • heist • jewels

 Paris: Gem 
 Thief  Was 
 No Stranger 

Heiress has suspects in mind

Dec 23, 08 7:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Paris Hilton is pretty sure she knows the burglar who stole $2 million in jewels from her home, E! Online reports. “I think whoever did this, definitely has been there before. We have some suspects that I'm thinking of,” said the heiress, adding that many of the stolen... More »

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Hollywood • crime • Paris Hilton • celebrity • burglary • jewels • jewelry

 Paris 'Devastated' 
 Over Diamond Heist 

The good news: Burglar who stole millions in baubles was caught on tape

Dec 22, 08 11:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Paris Hilton says she is “devastated” over the loss of more than $2 million in jewelry stolen from her Los Angeles home last week. “I cannot believe someone broke into my home. They took items that had such sentimental value that no one will ever be able to... More »

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crime • Paris Hilton • celebrity • burglary • jewels • jewelry

Brazen 'Pink Panther' Heists Stir Ire, Admiration of Cops

European thieves renowned for suave, meticulous banditry

Dec 14, 08 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - A sophisticated cadre of bandits have deserted Serbian battlefields to invade the globe's finest boutiques, the New York Times reports, daringly swiping millions worth of jewels from luxury stores. Interpol has dubbed the crooks—thought to be about 200 ex-soldiers and their relatives from the former Yugoslavia—the Serbian Pink... More »

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crime • France • thief • Paris • Interpol • jewels • armed robbery • jewelry

Burma's Blood Rubies Lift Junta

Sale of gems
supports the
junta's brutality

Oct 16, 07 9:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Precious Burmese rubies account for 90% of the world's supply, and fund that nation's brutal military junta, according to Der Spiegel. Though some dealers maintain that ruby sales support the opposition, the German paper reports that profits instead go straight to the junta's coffers. Not only that, but gem... More »

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Myanmar • Burma • Burma protest • rubies • jewels • blood diamonds

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