by Data Age | Aug 29, 2014 | Laws, News, Security
A Kent NY man sold some stolen jewelry to a pawn shop thinking he had pulled of the perfect crime. He left very few clues at the crime scene but didn’t take the same precautions when he sold his booty at a pawnshop. Here’s the Lohud.com...
by Data Age | Aug 29, 2014 | Diamonds, Gems, News
Leibish & Co. announced it has polished an extremely rare, natural purple diamond and will be presenting it to the public at the September Hong Kong Jeweler & Gem Fair. The diamond, called the The Leibish Purple Orchid diamond, took 3 months to polish this...
by Data Age | Aug 29, 2014 | BE ON THE LOOKOUT, Firearms, News, Security
The ATF is offering a $10,000 reward that leads to an arrest and convection of the thieves who took 18 guns from a Greer, South Carolina. The building had security bars at every point, except the doors. This is where the thieves broke in. They simply threw a piece of...
by Data Age | Aug 27, 2014 | Business, Compliance, General Merchandise, Industry, Management, New to the Industry, News, Security
Bridging the gap of communication is what authorities are working towards for Ocean County and Atlantic City, New Jersey. When items are stolen from Ocean County they are, more often than not, sold at pawnshops in Atlantic City. Ocean County Prosecutor, Joseph...
by Data Age | Aug 27, 2014 | Business, Compliance, General Merchandise, Industry, Laws, Management, News
Canada – Monday night, city council hosted a meeting where the council, “instructed staff to examine potential changes to the secondhand dealers and pawnbrokers bylaw.” Game Quest owner, Kelsy Polnik, did a presentation suggesting the rules be...
by Data Age | Aug 27, 2014 | Business, Industry, News
Today, First Cash Financial Services, Inc. announced the completion of a 47 store acquisition in Mexico and 9 other stores in the U.S. In Mexico, the pawnshops are are located in 12 different states. The company also announced that the U.S. shops were in two separate...