jewel heists
Shocking video shows moment gang of thieves smash into Calif. jewelry store
A hoard of about 20 thieves broke into a California jewelry store and cleared out the place in the latest brazen smash-and-grab robbery caught on camera in the Bay Area.
Bay Area jewelry store robbed in wild smash and grab heist
A hoard of about 20 burglars, who kept their faces hidden under masks and hoodies, used hammers to break into the PNG Jewelers USA store, in Sunnyvale, California in broad...
Globetrotting jewelry thief caught after swiping nearly $300K from NYC Cartier, Tiffany shops
Yaorong Wan, of Queens, has been accused of a litany of crimes related to his sticky-fingered crime spree, during which he allegedly stole diamond rings valued at nearly $300,000 and...
NYC migrant moped gang ringleader's chilling admission about crime network: 'Much bigger than me'
The moped-riding migrant gang pulling off heists in the Big Apple is part of a wider criminal network with ties to Florida -- and the illegal proceeds ultimately making their...
Alleged robber busted nearly a year after violent $500K NYC jewelry heist that injured elderly woman
Abel Andrade Vargas, 21, of Syracuse, was arrested Wednesday and charged with two counts of robbery in connection to the $500,000 Feb. 22, 2023 heist at Diamond Collect near Prince...
NYC jewelry store owner shot during stick-up charged intruders with chair before they made off with $15K in gold chains
Three men burst into the store, where the 59-year-old victim was working, on Junction Boulevard near 37th Avenue in Corona around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and snatched up assorted jewelry, police...
Los Angeles jewelry store employees beat would-be thief: video
The attempted robbery took place around 2:12 p.m. Saturday at Meza’s Jewelry in El Monte.
$1.8M in jewelry, designer clothes stolen in ritzy Beverly Hills hotel heist
Jobson Marangoni De Castro is accused of tricking a staffer at the five-star Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel into handing over a room key belonging to a Brazilian couple.
Ex-professor allegedly stole $45K in jewelry after infiltrating wealthy East Coast elite
Gray -- who taught at John Cabot University in Rome until he retired in 2011 -- voluntarily turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday morning, according to his defense attorney.
Sneaky thieves trick 93-year-old NYC woman into handing over $3K in jewelry to 'test' it
The nonagenarian was robbed outside her home in Brooklyn.
Meet the world's most brazen, unrepentant 'Jewel Thief'
Blanchard pulled off one of the most memorable heists in history by parachuting onto the grounds of an Austrian castle to steal the priceless Star of Empress Sisi diamond.
Fans rally for TikTok star arrested after $100K jewel heist: 'Yulissa is innocent'
Yulissa Mendoza, 25, boasts 1.4 million followers on TikTok and 165,000 followers on Instagram.
Intense video shows thieves ram car into jewelry store in $300K heist
In a new twist on the known smash-and-grab criminal trend, a group of bandits crashed a car into a California jewelry store.
Five mob associates arrested for stealing $2M worth of jewelry in NYC gunpoint heists
Five men with alleged mob ties were arrested Tuesday for stealing $2 million worth of bling in a pair of daytime gunpoint heists at Manhattan jewelry stores, federal prosecutors announced.
Five sentenced to prison for 100 million-euro jewelry heist: Germany
The plea bargain had been agreed to by four defendants, who subsequently admitted their involvement in the crime through their lawyers.
Robbery duo steals $50,000 worth of gems from posh NYC shop: NYPD
The robbers walked into Melissa Joy Manning Jewelry on Court Street around 3 p.m., grabbed a female employee and "forced her to open a jewelry case,” a police spokesman said.
Crew that beat 79-year-old in NYC jewelry heist made off with $1.1M: cops
Cops said the four thieves -- including one dressed like an Amazon deliveryman -- remain on the loose following the harrowing Feb. 22 robbery.
Two more men wanted in $500K NYC jewelry heist that injured 79-year-old woman
The new suspects are believed to be accomplices of the two robbers who rushed into Diamond Collect in Flushing and made off with $500,000 in jewelry.
How a surfer dude pulled off a jewel heist at NYC's Museum of Natural History
The new documentary “Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA,” premiering February 5, 2023, on MGM+, tells the true story of how surfer dude Jack "Murf the...
Florida psychic's long con nets $35M pink diamond, Manhattan jeweler: Court papers
The high-priced gems were secretly snagged from a safe in Doha, Qatar, and sent by mail to spiritual advisor John Lee in the Sunshine state and New Jersey, authorities claim.