by Data Age | Jun 17, 2014 | Industry, News
Yeah Lee Ching recalls when a lady walked into her pawnshop in Singapore and pledged a $10,000 diamond-studded gold Rolex watch to bankroll casino spending. She never came back for her jewelry. Pawnbrokers are proliferating across Singapore as gamblers seeking...
by Data Age | Jun 17, 2014 | Industry, News
Rowan authorities say a Rockwell couple took a few pieces of jewelry from a relative during a visit with her and sold the items to a China Grove pawn shop. Misty Dawn Clonch, 27, of the 2100 block of Sides Road, was charged with three counts felony obtaining property...
by Data Age | Jun 17, 2014 | Firearms, Laws, News
The Second Amendment Foundation and others filed a lawsuit Wednesday in federal court contending that the Massachusetts regulations on pistol “load indicators” are “unconstitutionally vague and ambiguous.” If successful, the suit would bock the state attorney general...
by Data Age | Jun 17, 2014 | Industry, Laws, News
COLUMBUS (AP) — In a victory for payday lenders, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a two-week loan to an Elyria man that imposed more than 235-percent interest is not prohibited under Ohio’s mortgage lending laws. In a unanimous decision, the court...
by Data Age | Jun 17, 2014 | Industry, News
A husband-to-be turned detective and tracked his fiancé’s stolen wedding ring to an Aberdeen pawn shop. Lindsey Cooper, 36, was heartbroken when her custom-made white gold band was taken during a break-in. But fiancé, Matt Duthie, 34, whose palladium ring was...
