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Three people with hammers and pepper spray rob Kitchener jewelry store

Waterloo regional police are investigating an armed robbery at a jewelry store in Fairview Park Mall.

Police were called to the Kitchener shopping center around 8:20 pm Monday.

Police said three men came into the store armed with hammers and pepper spray, smashed display cases, stole merchandise and took off in a silver SUV. The suspects’ ages haven’t been released.

Police didn’t say what store was targeted or how much jewelry was taken.

On Tuesday, police said they didn’t believe the pepper spray or hammers were used during the robbery but display cases had been smashed in another way that was not disclosed.

No injuries were reported.

“Our robbery team continues to investigate a number of armed robberies, including at jewelry stores in malls throughout the region,” Const. Melissa Quarrie with Waterloo Regional Police Service said. “We do encourage anyone, if they’re present during a commercial robbery, to stay as calm as possible. Don’t take any actions that could endanger your safety or the safety of others. As soon as possible, and when it’s safe to do so, please contact the police.”

The investigation into the robbery is ongoing.

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Gold jewelry valued at Rs500,000 stolen from MPA Uzma Kardar

Gold jewelry valued at hundreds of thousands of rupees, belonging to PML-N MPA Uzma Kardar, was reportedly stolen in Lahore.

The theft happened while Kardar was swimming at a local club. She became suspicious of two female instructors and employees at the swimming facility.

Kardar filed a complaint with the police, stating that jewelry worth approximately Rs. 500,000 was stolen during her swim on Thursday. She mentioned leaving her jewelry in her purse after attending an assembly session.

She expressed suspicions towards the two instructors and club employees, emphasizing the need for a thorough investigation into their involvement.

After receiving the complaint, the police registered a case for the stolen gold jewelry. An investigation is currently underway to explore different aspects of the incident and identify the culprits responsible for the theft.

Muhammad Awais Raza is a student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Sociology at the Government College University (GCU). Awais can be contacted via email at [email protected]. He is also available on Twitter under the handle @Awais_raza512

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Surrey crime: Video shows violent jewelry store robbery

Video has surfaced that appears to show a terrifying attempted robbery unfolding at a Surrey jewelry store where the owner was reportedly shot four times over the weekend.

In the video, yelling can be heard outside the store followed by gunshots after a chaotic confrontation erupted at the business on near 101 Avenue and 152 Street Sunday.

Store manager Mazhar Qawasmeh says that the business owner remains in hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.

“He’s lucky to be alive. I mean to be shot from zero distance four times, that’s a miracle,” he said.

“It’s horrible. It shouldn’t happen.”

Qawasmeh was not working at the time but says he has since learned what unfolded.

The violence began just before closing on Sunday, he said, explaining that a woman who was leaving the normally locked store held the door open.

“And at that moment, five guys with two guns, they came in the store and tried to threaten everyone,” he told CTV News.

He said when the owner then tried to stop the masked intruders, a fight broke out. He said the owner was shot in the leg twice inside the store and twice outside.

A female employee was also assaulted, he

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Meet man, an IITian, ​​backed by Ratan Tata, who built Rs 3650 crore firm after…

The Bengaluru-based company is fortunate to have secured the coveted personal investment of renowned Indian businessman Ratan Tata

Gaurav Kushwaha has created his own identity in the business world. He’s not just the founder and CEO of Bluestone Jewelry. However, he is also a visionary who saw immense potential in the online jewelery store. This online individual has a talent for starting successful yet revolutionary ventures. His company is backed by business giants such as Ratan Tata and Zerodha.

In 2011, Gaurav Kushwaha founded BlueStone jewellery, the Bengaluru-based startup has attracted investment from Ratan Tata, received priceless wisdom from the man.

The company plans to raise about Rs 2,000 crore through an initial public offering (IPO), as per recent media reports. This move could disrupt the jewelery industry by establishing the company as a formidable rival, standing up to listed behemoths like Senco Gold, Titan’s Tanishq brand, and Kalyan Jewellers. BlueStone Jewelery was valued at about Rs 3650 crore, or $440 million, at its last valuation.

In 2011, before launching BlueStone Jewellery, Gaurav Kushwaha, then 27 years old, spent more than four years working for Amazon. He also founded his first website in 2006. The renowned Indian businessman Ratan Tata

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Julia Roberts on Designing Chopard’s Luxe Jewelry Line

Julia Roberts is sitting on a cozy chocolate-colored sofa in a villa at West Hollywood’s Sunset Marquis two days before the Oscars, gazing affectionately at her newest project. “This is all me,” she says, pausing for a moment and then flashing her unmistakable megawatt grin to confirm that she is, in fact, just kidding.

The Oscar winner did, however, have a hand in the creation of what’s elegantly placed on a luxe tray in front of her: a three-piece Chopard high jewelry set consisting of a necklace, earrings and oversized ring (all one of a kind) featuring emeralds, turquoise and rubellite gemstones. The star here — aside from the A-lister who signed on to co-design the collection — is an emerald. Specifically, Chopard’s ethically mined Insofu emerald, a 6,225-carat Zambian stone purchased in rough form by Chopard, from which the green stones have been cut.

The 6,225-carat Insofu emerald, which was acquired by Chopard in 2018.

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Caroline Scheufele, who designs all things Chopard, could’ve drawn up her own blueprints for it but instead turned to Roberts, who has been part of the family since 2021, first as the face of the Happy Sport and Happy Diamonds collections and

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The Jeweler Hemmerle Is Leaving its 120-Year-Old Boutique

“It has been challenging but we have learned so much from aluminum,” Ms. Hemmerle said. “Sometimes you need to walk through a new door to find out what is behind it.”

In the construction of the earrings, Mr. Hemmerle said, art connoisseurs may find echoes of the art of Agostino Bonalumi, Paolo Scheggi and Enrico Castellani, postwar Italian artists known for their spatial experimentation and whose work inspired the jewelry.

“The Hemmerles use cultural themes as the inspiration for their unique collections,” Max Fawcett, the head of jewels at Christie’s Geneva, wrote in an email. “They have created their own iconic style which resonates with collectors, easily recognizable among the huge variety of choices that are on offer today.”

Hemmerle does not disclose prices, and its jewelry rarely appears at auction. In November, Christie’s Geneva sold a pair of pinkish-red spinel earrings and a matching ring by Hemmerle for a total of 541,800 Swiss francs (about $612,500), far exceeding the combined presale high estimate of 295,000 francs.

Hemmerle produces only about 200 pieces a year, each made only once, and typically each piece’s fabrication requires more than 500 hours of work. It has had its own workshop since its founding,

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California couple followed home for 16 miles and robbed of ‘generations of jewelry’

Robbers followed a Southern California couple home for miles and ripped valuable heirloom jewels out of the woman’s hands in a terrifying attack partly caught on tape, officials said Wednesday.

Dr. Vijay Wali and his wife, Dr. Jyotika Wali, had just pulled into their driveway in Fullerton on Friday night when two men attacked, one pouncing on each of them, the family said.

The couple had just visited a jewelry store 16 miles away in Cerritos to have various family jewels polished.

As Jyotika was about to go into the house and Vijay was unloading the trunk, a man ran right at him, he said.

“So I started screaming, ‘Jyotika, Jyotika, Jyotika, lock the door, lock the door, lock the door,'” Vijay Wali said in an interview Tuesday night.

The man punched Vijay Wali in the head and threw him on the ground, he said. When his wife returned to help, another attacker went right at her, the couple said.

The couple’s daughter, Dr. Priyanka Wali, was in the house. She said the first attacker shouted “take it from her, take it from her” at the second assailant in Spanish.

Jyotika Wali said: “I was immediately attacked by another man,

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Thieves make off with $900k in cash, jewelry from NW Miami-Dade business; 2 subjects detained – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – A heist captured on camera has left the owner of C4G Jewelers calculating the cost after two, possibly three, backed a flatbed tow truck individuals into the business, making away with a safe containing approximately $900,000 in cash and jewelry.

Surveillance footage revealed the thieves inside the establishment, skillfully using a tow truck to hook a line around the safe before pulling it through the front door. The meticulously planned robbery unfolded on the 7500 block of Miami Gardens Drive.

A blue and white van was also involved in the crime.

The perpetrators reportedly initiated their scheme by breaking into a neighboring nail salon around 2 am on Monday. Over the next four hours, they diligently worked to breach the wall connecting the two businesses, gaining access to C4G Jewelers, a cash-for-gold establishment.

The store’s owner, Oscar Zegarra, only learned of the incident at 9 am when contacted by the police, as the alarm system reportedly failed to alert him.

Zegarra expressed his dismay, particularly during the holiday season, known as the high season for the business.

“We have 12 employees, who they’re part of my family,” he said, “they’re not actually blood, but I

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A Woman’s Humble Antique Market Find Sells for $15,000 At Auction

An amateur jewelry enthusiast was amazed when a Victorian brooch she bought for just £20 ($25) at an antiques market in the 1980s sold at auction for £11,780 ($15,000), including fees. The piece was identified as a rare treasure on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshowcausing jewelry expert Geoffrey Munn to exclaim “my pulse is racing” at the exceptional discovery.

On the show, Flora Steel described how she chanced upon the brooch in 1988 and was drawn to its eye-catching and colorful design formed of precious stones such as lapis lazuli, orange coral, and green malachite. It would be decades, however, before she realized the piece was more than just a pretty bauble.

Over a decade ago, Munn made a special appeal on Antiques Roadshow‘s “Most Wanted Finds” segment, imploring anyone in possession of one of nine brooches made in 1864 by Neo-Gothic Victorian architect William Burges to come forward. He presented a series of sketches from the archives of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London showing the nine designs.

Although the whereabouts of the original pieces were unknown, Munn hoped to aid in their discovery. He described them as the “holy grail of 19th-century design.” Many years later,

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This Viral Jewelry Box is the Organizer You Didn’t Know You Needed |

In my heart, I am an accessories fanatic. I love to dress up an outfit with a few layered necklaces and a stack of bracelets — although earrings are my favorite piece to experiment with. There’s no greater joy than adding a pair of new, chunky, statement hoops to an already-chic outfit; it’s the best opportunity to infuse extra personality into your uniform.

The only problem? I live in New York. And New York apartments do not mesh well with lots of new. There is barely space for a bed or a sofa from one of the best home decor brands, let alone a new necklace or bracelet, but tiny. I’ve figured out some storage/display hacks here and there to keep my ever-growing collection from taking over the top of my dresser, but I know that so long as I live here, I won’t be able to indulge in the ultimate jewelry storage solution: the jewelry box.

The right jewelry box should be as elegant as the pieces it houses; just as your ring acts as decoration for your hand, the box itself should serve as decoration for your home. It should look intentional; it should curate a vintage

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