Crime
Crime remains a significant concern for the UK jewellery trade, with retailers, manufacturers, and suppliers facing risks from theft, fraud, and organised criminal activity. Staying informed about crime trends, prevention strategies, and security innovations is essential for protecting staff, stock, and premises. Jewellery Focus covers crime-related news and insights, including high-profile incidents, police initiatives, and practical advice for trade professionals on mitigating risks and strengthening business resilience.
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Mar- 2015 -25 MarchCrime
Shoppers tackle armed robber in Leeds jewellery store raid
Members of the public tackled and detained an armed robber as he tried to flee the scene of a jewellery store raid in Leeds city centre yesterday. The incident took place at Berrys Jewellers, in Albion Street, when three masked men entered the store at 3:20pm and threatened staff with…
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9 MarchCrime
Cash stolen from Bradford jewellers by armed thieves
A jewellery store in Bradford has been targeted by armed raiders who made off with an undisclosed sum of cash. A member of staff at the Cash for Gold, located on James Street, was forced to hand over a box containing cash by a masked pair at around 10am on…
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Feb- 2015 -18 FebruaryCrime
Jewellery store owner chases off axe-wielding raiders with baseball bat
CCTV footage has captured the moment a jewellery store owner chased away two axe-wielding raiders after a smash-and-grab moped raid. The raid, which took place at the family-owned L.Guess jewellers in Whitton High Street, Twickenham at 10:45 on Monday, saw the raiders smash counter displays with an axe before making…
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16 FebruaryTrade Organisations
Minister backs pawnbrokers in the fight against crime
The minister for crime prevention, Lynne Featherstone, has backed the work of members of the National Pawnbrokers Associations (NPA) in ensuring crime is tackled across local communities. The public support came after a series of steps by the NPA – following discussions with the Home Office – to tackle crime…
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13 FebruaryCrime
Thieves slip on jewellery store floor during raid
CCTV has captured a gang of thieves falling over on a polished floor after ram-raiding a jewellers with a stolen Mercedes. Security cameras at Gem Jewellers in Station Street East, Coventry, show the silver car – which was stolen and had false number plates – smash through the glass shop…
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Jan- 2015 -20 JanuaryCrime
Shop thefts top £600m in 2014
The value of thefts affecting British retailers has reached its highest level in a decade, despite the overall volume of incidents falling, according to this year’s BRC Retail Crime Survey, released today. There were an estimated three million offences against UK retailers in 2013 to 2014, a decline of 4%,…
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Dec- 2014 -13 DecemberAnalysis
Taking Ownership
[intro]The Intellectual Property Act 2014 may help those designs that are registered, but TOM DAVIS finds out retailers have a duty to protect the large wealth of jewellery designers who have limited protection for their unregistered designs.[/intro] On October 1 the new Intellectual Property (IP) Act 2014 was introduced in…
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Nov- 2014 -11 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Bridlington thieves make off with £400k of jewellery
Griffin Jewellers in Prospect Street, Bridlington, was yesterday hit by thieves who cut a square hole in the store’s window before stealing a reported £400,000 worth of diamond rings. It is reported that the thieves took 15 seconds to cut the hole and were gone in just over one minute…
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11 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Teeside jeweller hit by armed robbers
Market Cross Jewellers in Yarm, Teeside, has been hit by an armed robbery with hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of jewellery believed to have been taken. Cleveland Police have confirmed that four offenders in balaclavas entered the store just before 5pm on Monday, armed with “bladed or edged” weapons.…
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Oct- 2014 -24 OctoberCurrent Affairs
IP protection gets £3m government injection
The fight against IP crime has been given a major boost with the government announcing it will continue to fund the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) until 2017. The Minister for Intellectual property, Baroness Neville-Rolfe, confirmed that £3m would be allocated to the City of London Police’s national crime…
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