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Gun sales increasing with more options
LEE CO., GA (WALB) - A Lee County gun shop owner says gun sales are increasing with more gun-buying options. Georgia Loan and Gun buys, sells and trades new and used guns. Steven Drew says more people are looking to trade guns and upgrade to newer models. He says...
7 pawnshops issued illegal purchase citations
Seven Augusta pawnshops were issued magistrate court citations after a sheriff’s office investigation into the illegal purchase of precious metals or gems. Plainclothes deputies visited 30 pawnshops and gold buyers over several days to review improper or illegal...
Suspects in southwest Houston EZ Pawn robbery sought
HOUSTON - Houston police are releasing new details about a robbery in Southwest Houston that could lead to arrests. The robbery happened on April 23 at an EZ Pawn shop located at 5502 Bellaire. Police said the two robbers entered the business at about 11:45 a.m. One...
CCTV released in connection with axe smash and grab in Epsom
Police have released CCTV images in a bid to catch an axe wielding robber who stole watches worth £12,000. The man smashed a cabinet at an Epsom pawnbrokers and snatched two Rolex watches, worth £12,000 shortly before 4pm on Sunday, April 27. Full report here
ATF announces reward in firearms heist
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the National Shooting Sports Foundation are offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the theft of numerous firearms from a business in Habersham...
Downtown building coming down
A former Russell Street pawn shop is being torn down. Mike Weeks, owner of Palmetto Recycling, is in the process of tearing down the former Williams Pawn Shop located at 990 Russell St, on the corner of Russell and Windsor. The lot is across the street from the old...
Sandra Dee Nicholson lends her talent to a mural honoring the military
Soldiers, half a world away, are being honored by a local business and an artist with deep Fayetteville roots. Dozens of airborne soldiers float from the ceiling to a barren desert landing zone in Afghanistan. It captures a moment familiar to many who visit the Money...
Suburban Lake Worth man stole, pawned sister’s TV, sheriff’s report says
A 29-year-old suburban Lake Worth man is facing charges after he allegedly stole his sister’s 42-inch television and sold it to a pawn shop. Jon R. Corkan was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail on Thursday on charges of grand theft, dealing stolen property and...
Accidental shooting sends man to hospital with wound to hand
A 53-year-old man was taken to Shannon Medical Center after he accidentally shot himself in the hand at Action Pawn on Friday afternoon. San Angelo police responded to the call in the 2100 block South Bryant Boulevard shortly before 1 p.m. The customer was inside the...
Three businesses lose licenses following Springfield police crackdown; several others cited for non-compliance with ordinance
SPRINGFIELD – Three businesses have lost their licenses and five others are facing fines after an undercover police sting allegedly found flagrant violations of the city’s new pawnbroker ordinances. Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Police Commissioner William Fitchet...
Gold Ends Up on China Data, But Firmer US Dollar Tempers
(Kitco News) - Gold prices ended the U.S. day session moderately higher but down from the intra-day high Thursday. The precious metal was boosted by some positively perceived economic data coming out of China. However, a firmer U.S. dollar index worked to pare the...
Barclays fined £26m over gold price failings
Financial Conduct Authority says former trader at bank exploited systems to profit at the expense of a customer Barclays has been fined £26m by the City regulator over failings related to setting the price of gold. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it had...
Surveillance video released of pawn shop robbery
HOUSTON - Crime Stoppers has released surveillance video of several men wanted in connection with an aggravated robbery at a northeast Houston pawn shop. On May 19, at least four men entered the business in the 11700 block of the Eastex Freeway demanding money from...
Plymouth fisherman pawned mother’s stolen jewellery
A FISHERMAN pawned jewellery belonging to his mother and sister – but claimed he did not know its true owners. Andrew Hart, aged 32, handed over bracelets and other jewellery worth an estimated £1,100, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Hart, of Fillace Park, Horrabridge,...
Thailand Economy May Not Survive Current Coup, Despite Good Record In Past Years: Report
Thailand’s economy has survived many coups in recent decades, but Thursday’s military takeover may be different, experts say, noting that the country's extremely polarized political leadership plus the tenuous state of its fiscal affairs make a quick rebound unlikely....
Six sentenced for a string of hotel and pawn shop robberies
RALEIGH | Five men, mostly from the Craven and Pamlico counties, were sentenced recently for a string of robberies of hotels and pawn shops in December 2012. Marvin Anthony Blango, 20, of Vanceboro, Clifford Earl Horton III, 20, of Bayboro, Antonio Ray Stevens, 24, of...
Hernshaw brothers plead guilty to federal gun charges
Two Hernshaw men have pleaded guilty to federal gun charges, according to U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. David Edward Burgess, 27, and his brother, Jesse Wayne Burgess, 26, both of Hernshaw, pled guilty to federal gun charges after being charged in connection with the...
Scot used a dodgy credit card to book a honeymoon, stole £1000 a month from his bride and pawned her engagement ring
COLIN Jarvie admitted a £100,000 fraud which included pawning his wife's engagement ring for £2000 before claiming it was lost and receiving £8000 from insurers. A SCOTS conman was jailed yesterday after admitting a £100,000 fraud sting – including duping his own...