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Jewelry theft suspects apprehended – Oakville News

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Owner of Avalon Fine Jewelery, Terry Paunkoff, expressed cautious relief after hearing that Halton police apprehended two suspects on Wednesday, June 14, stating, “I’m really anxious to hear it was them.” Avalon was robbed early Saturday morning on June 10 at approximately 2:45 am The thieves gained access by smashing the front door’s large glass panel. Once on the premises, they punched in two jewelery cases. Paunkoff estimates conservatively that they made off with $20,000 worth of jewelery at retail. The value of stolen goods was relatively low, according to Paunkoff, because high-value items were securely stored in their safe.…
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Build Your Ideal Capsule Jewelry Wardrobe With These Outfit-Enhancing Pieces

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You’ve likely heard this a million times: Certain essentials, like a black blazer, blue jeans, or a white tee, are fundamental building blocks in a well-rounded closet. But building a capsule jewelry wardrobe can sometimes feel a little less straightforward. Do you need more diamond studs or hoop earrings? A tennis necklace or a tennis bracelets? Chokers or pendants? To get to the bottom of these pressing queries, TZR tapped several designers for their thoughts on the pieces everyone should own — and why. For Monica Rich Kosann, founder of her self-named fine jewelry label, a simple gold or silver…
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Woman accused of drugging date in Miami, stealing $600,000 in jewelry

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Police in Miami are searching for a woman accused of drugging a man she went out on a date with and stealing more than $600,000 in Rolexes and other jewelry from him. Police released surveillance video of the suspect and urged the public to contact them if they recognized him. According to news release from the Miami Police Department, the man met the woman at a club on May 7 and took her back to his place at around 5:30 am the next morning. The man, who was not identified, said he had a drink with the woman in his…
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Woman accused of drugging her date in Miami, stealing over $600,000 in Rolexes and other jewelry

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Miami man romanced and robbed of $600,000 in jewelry Miami man romanced and robbed of $600,000 in jewelry 00:39 Police in Miami are searching for a woman accused of drugging a man she went out on a date with and stealing more than $600,000 in Rolexes and other jewelry from him. Police released surveillance video of the suspect and urged the public to contact them if they recognized him. According to news release from the Miami Police Department, the man met the woman at a club on May 7 and took her back to his place at around 5:30 am…
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Jewelry with Nazi links set to fetch $150 mln at auction

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GENEVA Christie’s auction house will next week launch the sale of hundreds of jewels that belong to Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten, whose German businessman husband made his fortune under the Nazis. Christie’s will offer 700 lots from Horten’s collection, including “unique and exceptional pieces” from 20th-century designers including Cartier, Harry Winston, Bulgari and Van Cleef & Arpels. The whole collection has an estimated value of more than $150 million. The sale could eclipse previous records set by Christie’s in sales of properties that belonged to actress Elizabeth Taylor in 2011 and the “Maharajas and Mughal Magnificence” collection in 2019, both…
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This $55 Million Diamond Necklace Set a World Record 10 Years Ago. Now We Know Who Bought It.

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Ten years ago, Lebanese jeweler Mouawad’s L’Incomparable necklace earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the “planet’s most valuable necklace.” The extraordinary piece contains the largest flawless diamond in the world, a yellow stone weighing over 407 carats, which is attached to another 102 diamonds. The stunning $55 million necklace has since been sold, and now we know who bought it. The buyer, according to a report from Luxury Launches, was philanthropist Nita Ambani, the wife of billionaire businessman and Reliance Group heir Mukesh Ambani. But Nita didn’t keep the necklace for herself. Instead, she gave…
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Feds wants to seize jewelry from disgraced ‘RHOSLC’ star Jen Shah

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The feds are coming for Jen Shah’s diamonds. Federal authorities want to seize two pricey pieces of jewelry from the disgraced “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star, according to a new filing in her fraud case. As part of her plea deal, Shah, 49, was required to forfeit $6.5 million in ill-gotten proceeds from the sprawling telemarketing fraud scheme she helped lead from 2012 to 2021. The feds have not been able to track down all the assets she bought with the cash — but did locate a diamond-encrusted silver necklace with snowflake-shaped pendant from Utah-based Baranof Jewelers…