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Miami Beach- $1.2 Million worth of Gems found in car, PICTURE,
04/08

CARLSBAD, CA- Smash and grab at Carlsbad department store, 04/08

DALLAS- $600,000 worth of diamonds and pearls swiped from car,
04/08

DALLAS - More on the hit 4/08

Eugen, Oregon- Need help to identify jewelry thieves, 03/08

Philadelphia- Thieves break in jewelery store through roof,
VIDEO, 03/08

WATKINSVILLE- A smash and grab at Chandlee Jewelers, 03/08

Sherman Oaks, CA- Again, the Valley gets hit by a Jewelry Theft
Ring, 03/08

Ft. Lauderdale- Traveling Jewelery Dealers targeted in South
Florida, 03/08

FYI Jewelry Thieves caught at work, picture and video, 03/08

New Jersey- Million Dollar Jewelry Heist, with video, 03/08

Edmonton- Thieves ram truck into jewelry store, 03/08

Thieves cut through wall to get to safe, 03/08

Ft. Lauderdale- $500,000 in Jewelry Robbed from Diamond Broker,
03/08

Ruskin- Thieves caught on Tape robbing store, shows video, 03/08

Delhi- Tony Kleiner Jewellers Robbed By Three Men, 03/08

Port Charlotte- Jewelry Store Heist, 03/08

12 Most Wanted- Jewelry Smash and Grab, 02/08

90,000 Counterfeit Swiss Watches Seized in Mexico City, 02/08

Philadelphia- $12K Bracelet Snatched from City Center Jewelry
Store, 02/08

Jewelry Thieves Distract Store Representative Steal $3,200, 02/08

Jewelry Store gets Safe Hit from the Roof Top, 02/08

300,000 to $400,000 in Jewelry Robbed from Suitcases, 02/08

Rental Truck gets hit for $120,000 for a Gem Show, 02/08

A Network of Thieves in Europe, 01/08

SIX WERE ARRESTED FOR A JEWELRY ROBBERY, GA, 01/08

RETAIL RING UNCOVERED, PICTURES OF THIEVES, 01/08

RETAIL RING UNCOVERED, 01/08

DISTRACTION WITH KETCHUP, JEWELRY STOLEN, 01/08

Aspen Crew Linked to $400K in thefts, 12/07

MIAMI CREW SUSPECTED IN ST. PETE, FL, 12/07

Burlington VT, A Man Pleads Guilty, 12/07

Hong Kong Dealers Robbed at Gas Station, 12/07

Lower East Side Heist, 11/07

POLICE WITNESS CHICAGO HEIST, 11/07

NAGANO- ¥ 100 MILLION OF JEWELRY STOLEN FROM HOTEL, 10/07

ROOKIE CREW ARRESTED, 10/07

New York Salesmen Robbed of $500,000 in Jewelry, 10/07

Undisguised jewelry thieves - VANCOUVER, 10/07

Thieves Break Into Jewelry Store Through AC Vent, 10/07

Jewelry thieves use AC ducts to reach safes, 10/07

MULTIPLE SEATTLE HITS RELATED? 09/07

Boca Raton, FL- Salesman Robbed of $300,000 in Jewelry, 08/07

London- Thieves Arrive in a Bentley and take $20 Million in
Jewels, 07/07

VIDEO of Jewelry Store Robbery, 05/07

JEWELERY GETS STOLEN FROM WORLD'S TOP WATCH FAIR, 04/07

BERN-Switzerland $800,000 Watch Stolen from Watch Fair, 04/07

Salesman Robbed in New Jersey, 03/07

A Jewelry Saleswoman gets Robbed for $1 Million at Gas Station,
03/07

Belgium- $25 million in Diamonds Robbed by a Client from the
Bank, 03/07

Bank Customer Robs Safe for $25 Million in Diamonds, 03/07

SATG's Target Coin Dealers, 01/07

Jewelry Thieves Strike, 01/07

SALT LAKE CITY - 1/07

Salesman has been Robbed 4 Times, 11/06

VIDEO of a Distraction on $900,000 Diamond Bracelet, 10/06

Traveling Jewelry Salespeople are Highly Targeted, 07/06

Jewelry Heist in Honolulu, Hawaii, 06/06

Trio of South Americans Steal Gems at Fair, 10/05

Hollywood, FL- $200,000 in Jewels Stolen from Gem Show, 07/05

Authorities on Lookout for pair Pawning Gems, 04/05

Jewelry Salesman Robbed Outside Hotel, 12/04

One of the BIGGEST thefts in diamonds, 10/04

A RING OF THIEVES CAUGHT FOLLOWING JEWELRY SALES REPRESENTATIVES,
10/00

San Francisco- Jewelry Trade Under Siege, 05/00
RETAIL THEFTS
ARCHIVES - BOOSTERS / RETAIL HITS

CARLSBAD, CA- Smash and grab at Carlsbad department store,
04/08

Lauderhill- Thieves caught on camera, 03/08

New Jersey- Shoplifters Nabbed at Mall, with pictures, 03/08

Walmart Distraction Theft - BOLO, 02/08

Retail Ring Uncovered, Pictures of Thieves, 01/08

Berks Mall, Shoplifters from Queens, 01/08

Aspen Crew Linked to $400K in Thefts, 12/07

Miami Crew Suspected in St. Pete, FL, 12/07

Shoplifters Get Smarter, 11/07

A Struggle with Organized Theft Rings, 11/07

Organized crime in your supermarket?, 10/07

Man Believed To Be Part Of Organized Theft Ring, 10/07

CHICAGO TIP-OFF ON BOOSTER CREW, 10/07

£205m IS COST OF SHOPLIFTING, 10/07

SATG's Get Away With $12,000 Worth of Victoria Secret
Merchandise, 03/07

DENVER_ 4 SATG's Hit Outlet Stores for $2,300, 03/07

Booster Bag Demo Video, 11/06

60 MINUTES- Article with a video of SATG's Shoplifting, 07/04

Shoplifting on a Luxury Scale, 08/00
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ARTICLES
Accused thief got the jewels -- but he left his gum - MN 9/16/08
LITTLE ROCK - 9/26/08 Jewelry Thieves Strike in Drive Thru
Collier County, FL Deputies - 9/29/08 - Investigating Jewelry Store Break-In
Calgary, Canada - 9/29/08 - Gems worth $200,000 stolen from parked car
Valhalla, NY - 9/25/08 - Jailhouse interview: Jeweler on why he stole diamonds
NY, NY - 9/22/08 - ATTEMPTED JEWELRY HEIST
Traveling Salesmen Attacks Increase - 10/03
Thieves strike jewelry store through roof - 1/17/09
Port Charlotte
Police Search For Bergman Jewelers Robbers
1/15/09 - Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Brazen Thieves Steal Rings Right Off Your Finger
1/15/09 - Ft. Lauderdale
2nd jewelry heist in 4 days - 1/14/09 - Palm Beach, FL
REQUEST TO IDENTIFY JEWEL SHOW THIEVES - JUNE 2008
WHOLESALE JEWELERS ROBBED -
MIAMI - 1/13/09
Former state trooper sentenced for fencing watches for
jewelry thieves - Paramus, NJ - 2/2/09
Owner Fights Back Against Jewel Thieves
First arrest made nine months after fatal jewel heist in Boca Raton  -
1/20/09
Man charged with murder in spectacular Boca Raton jewelry heist
shootout - Boca Raton - 1/29/09
JEWEL THIEVES PROVE ELUSIVE; RING MAY INCLUDE
COLOMBIAN POLICE, MILITARY
OC Jewelry Store Owner Held Hostage During Robbery
12/29/08
Laguna Nigel, CA

Jewelry Store Burglary Nets Thieves nearly $1 Million In Merchandise
12/8/08 HALLS, TN

Thieves target jeweller's car
12/6/08 CALGARY, ALBERTA

$1M Jewelry Store Burglary in Knoxville
12/10/08

Viewer Tip Leads To Arrest In Jewelry Heist
Phoenix 11/19/08

Heist nets $500,000 in jewels
BOCA RATON
11/14/08

Diamond District jeweler behind two massive gem heists, feds say
NYC 12/8/08

Jewelry salesman robbed in Stone Oak
San Antonio 11/19/08

Armed robbers get away with at least $100,000 in jewels
Harris Co TX
11/25/08

Jewelry worth at least $350,000 stolen from Los Altos store - 11/3/08

DELAWARE 11/05/08
Macy's jewelry counter robbed

Brazen Los Gatos Jewelry Robbery
11/1/08

Jewelry thieves hit Vancouver and Edmonton stores
10/14/08

Jewelry thieves hit Vancouver and Edmonton stores 10/14/08

Pricey gems swiped in South Florida
10/12/08

Toronto man charged in million-dollar diamond heist
10/10/08

Police Working To Crack Jewel Theft Ring
10/12/08 MIAMI

SAN FRAN - 10/18/08 Masked Thieves Rob So. SF Jewelers In
Parking Lot

MIAMI - 10/10/08 - Workshop to educate cops about organized jewel
thefts

South Miami Police Seek Mayors Jewelry Burglars
10/31/08

Brazen armed jewellery heist caught on tape
BC, CANADA 10/11/08

VANCOUVER - 10/16/08 Thieves target downtown Vancouver
jewelry store
JEWELER KILLS ONE DURING ROBBERY - BOCA RATON 5/7
NO CHARGES FILED ON JEWELER - BOCA RATON 5/7
HOUSTON POLICE & FBI LINK JEWEL ROBBERS TO SATG - 5/2
Thieves Steal Diamonds Worth $750,000 5/08
$100,000 in jewelry stolen Kennewick, WA 5/08
Images from Houston Heist - 5/08
$200,000 worth of coins, jewelry stolen  - Dallas 5/08
Suspected Jewel Thieves Caught on Camera - PA 5/08
Police Have Pictures of Thieves in Jewel Heist - Chicago 5/08
COBB COUNTY MASKED MEN IN DAYLIGHT 6/5/08
Jewelry robbers strike again - Houston - 6/12/08
3 Arrested in Houston - 6/12/08
VEGAS SHOW REPORT - HITS, RECENT AND HISTORICAL 6/08
Caught on tape: Gunmen rob jewelry store - L.A. 6/8
Jewelry Salesman Robbed Of $100,000 In Jewels - MIA 6/20/08
SATG LINKED TO TENN. AND ARKANSAS HITS - 6/28/08
VIDEO of the Nashville hit - 6/28
Zales Midtown hit - 7/10/08
Manhattan Jewelry Thieves Reportedly At Large 7/19/08
LATINO MALES ROB INDIANA STORE 7/18/08
NY salesman targeted in $500K Ark. jewelry robbery - 7/29/08
$500K HIT IN ARKANSAS MAY BE LINKED TO TN HITS - 7/29/08
Jewelry heists might be linked - 8/08
Dealer robbed of $1.5 million in jewels at Schiller Park hotel - CHICAGO 9/11/08
International jewel thieves targeting trade shows in Canada - 9/12/08
AIRPORT DE-'ICE' THIEVES - JFK CREW IN GEM BUST - 9/4/08
Jewelry show thieves move north
Organized gangs of “bling rings” target jewelry sellers - 9/12/08
Diamond Thieves Strike Nashville - City Experiences 5 Diamond Theft Cases This Year - 9/19/08
Los Gatos, CA - 8/15/08 - Jeweler Robbed
Violent S. American Jewel Thieves May Be Hitting Smaller U.S. Cities - 8/11/08
New Jersey 9/30/08 - Ex-trooper admits fencing stolen items for jewelry thieves
9/30/08 - MIAMI - BE AWARE OF THESE JEWELRY CROOKS
Little Rock, AR - 9/30/08 - FBI Seeks Bandit in Jewelry Robberies
OLDER ARTICLES
19 face slew of charges in more than 100
distraction theft cases
1/14/09 - York Region, Canada
19 people arrested in GTA 'distraction
thefts'
1/14/09 - Toronto
Cops bust high-end burglars from S.
America
1/9/09 - KUALA LUMPUR
Police going after airport theft gangs
1/7/09 - Ontario, Canada
Pearson hit by pickpocketers
1/6/09 - Toronto
Pickpockets plague Toronto airport - 1/6/09
Distraction theft at Boca Raton store
2/20/09
SUSPECTS OF SPANISH DECENT
CONDUCT CLASSIC DISTRACTION
ONTARIO - 3/14/09
Detectives crack baby formula theft ring
POLK COUNTY, FL - 3/6/09
$1.5M ALBUQUERQUE HIT ON NC JEWELER - 9/7/09
1000 Jewel Thieves Expected in Hong Kong - World's Biggest Gem Fair - 9/18/09
Six Plea Guilty in US District Court - USDOJ - Ohio -9/3/09
$1.5M ALBUQUERQUE HIT ON NC JEWELER - 9/7/09
Alert owner foils jewelry store heist - ICE Gets Involved - Norwalk, CT -
9/20/09
1000 Jewel Thieves Expected in Hong Kong - World's Biggest Gem Fair -
9/18/09
Jewelry thieves target travelling salesman - Winnipeg, Canada - 10/7/09
Six Plea Guilty in US District Court - USDOJ - Ohio -9/3/09
Three suspects arrested after reported jewelry robbery, stabbing -
Sacramento, CA - 10/9/09
Thieves steal jewelry worth $350,000 in Stony Point Shopping Center parking
lot - RICHMOND 10/24/09
Diamond robbers on run in Calgary - 10/20/09
Jewel thefts double since last year - CALGARY 10/20/09
Police: Similarities Between Jewelry Heists - Jeffersonville, IN 10/23/09
The thefts could be at the hands of a Colombian gang - PA 10/26/09
Be Alert to Thwart Thieves, NCIC Expert Says - 11/5/09
Jewelry store owner attacked by robbers - Beaverton, OR 11/06/09
Fairfax police charge 3 in probe of gold thefts - 11/13/09
Professional thieves arrested, in Catalunya, targeted high class jewellers dressed as businessmen - Barcelona 11/26/09
Police Search For North Side Jewelry Thieves - Chicago 11/13/09
Police looking for ring robber - WPB, FL 11/18/09
Police Find Hole In Jewelry Store's Roof - Des Moines, IA 11/17/09
Thieves rob jewelry dealer at gas station - San Fran 11/16/09
Be Alert to Thwart Thieves, NCIC Expert Says - 11/5/09
Jewelry store owner attacked by robbers - Beaverton, OR 11/06/09
Fairfax police charge 3 in probe of gold thefts - 11/13/09
Professional thieves arrested, in Catalunya, targeted high class jewellers dressed as businessmen - Barcelona 11/16/09
Police Search For North Side Jewelry Thieves - Chicago 11/13/09
Police looking for ring robber - WPB, FL 11/18/09
Police Find Hole In Jewelry Store's Roof - Des Moines, IA 11/17/09
Thieves rob jewelry dealer at gas station - San Fran 11/16/09