by Data Age | Aug 22, 2014 | Safety, Security, YouTube
Kim Johnson suggested this video from YouTube. It’s a slightly humorous take on something pawnshop owners and employees have to watch out for...
by Data Age | Aug 19, 2014 | BE ON THE LOOKOUT, Business, Industry, Management, New to the Industry, News, Safety, Security
A group of hackers, believed to be from China, has breached a large American hospital network, stealing 4.5 million patients’ records. The target of the attack, Community Health Systems, revealed the breach in a regulatory filing on Monday. The hackers obtained...
by Marc Cohen | Aug 18, 2014 | General Merchandise, Gold & Jewelry, Industry, Management, News, Safety, Security
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Police are looking for three men who robbed a jewelry store in The Westchester Mall and sent a security guard through a glass window during a struggle, police said. The three men entered Tourneau on Level 2 of the mall around 11:30 a.m. and...
by Data Age | Aug 15, 2014 | BE ON THE LOOKOUT, Business, Business Licensing, Compliance, Firearms, General Merchandise, Gold & Jewelry, Industry, Laws, Management, New to the Industry, News, Safety, Security
GRAND HAVEN, MI – Brian Brookman, 43, says he doesn’t know why his business could have been targeted by federal authorities. Brookman once dealt in guns but has since retired that portion of his business, even letting his federal firearms license expire,...
by Data Age | Aug 13, 2014 | BE ON THE LOOKOUT, Industry, News, Safety, Security
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Police seek the public’s help in finding two men wanted for questioning in connection with the burglary of a pawn shop in Port Richmond last month. The incident occurred July 31 at 12:30 a.m., according to a written statement from the...
by Data Age | Aug 13, 2014 | BE ON THE LOOKOUT, General Merchandise, Industry, Management, News, Safety, Security
Paul Timothy Briggs is accused of going on a shoplifting spree — stealing power tools from pawn shops, then pawning them at other pawn shops, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. At Briggs’ first court appearance Tuesday morning, Broward Judge John...
