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'Love Psychic' Convinced Client To Mail $90M In Jewels To Paramus, Federal Court Docs Say 'Love Psychic' Convinced Client To Mail $90M In Jewels To Paramus, Federal Court Docs Say
'Love Psychic' Convinced Client To Mail $90M In Jewels To Paramus, Federal Court Docs Say A precious, pink, 13.15-carat diamond from Qatar was among the $90 million worth of jewelry that a New Jersey relationship psychic convinced a client to swipe in his quest for love, court papers say. John Lee, who has a mailing address on Route 17 in Paramus, met his alleged victim on a website called Purple Garden, where he posed as a "love expert" under the username 1111Giovanni1111, federal prosecutors said in court papers filed in Florida. Lee, of Davenport, FL, convinced his victim — who worked for a wealthy individual in Qatar — to send him jewelry to be cleansed of bad spirits in Jun…
Violent Jersey City Jewelry Store Smash-And-Grab Caught On Video Violent Jersey City Jewelry Store Smash-And-Grab Caught On Video
Violent Jersey City Jewelry Store Smash-And-Grab Caught On Video A smash-and-grab of a Jersey City jewelry store captured on camera is being probed by police, and the five masked thieves are at large. Various reports say the women behind the counter were forced to get on the ground, and one worker was hit in the head with a gun as the masked men shattered display cases and grabbed whatever they could at Sara Jewelry on Newark Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HudPost (@hudpost) A bag with $20,000 in cash was stolen, the owner told police. The men loaded …
SEE ANYTHING? Armed Robbers Smash Cases, Get More Than $1M In Bling From Paterson Jewelry Store SEE ANYTHING? Armed Robbers Smash Cases, Get More Than $1M In Bling From Paterson Jewelry Store
SEE Anything? Armed Robbers Smash Cases, Get More Than $1M In Bling From Paterson Jewelry Store UPDATE: Authorities in various jurisdictions are comparing notes after three masked gunmen robbed a Paterson jewelry store of more than $1 million in merchandise. Meanwhile, the owner of Paradise Jewelry expressed gratitude to the community for messages of love, support and concern following the brazen broad-daylight heist earlier this week. Mohammad Sheik had only just opened the shop at the corner of Main Street and Delaware Avenue this past July after operating for two years at a smaller location two blocks away. Sheik said he plans to reopen this coming Tuesday, Nov. 1 -- exactly a we…
Violent Hackensack Home Invaders Rob Couple Of $20,000 Watch, Jewelry While Child, 3, Sleeps Violent Hackensack Home Invaders Rob Couple Of $20,000 Watch, Jewelry While Child, 3, Sleeps
Violent Hackensack Home Invaders Rob Couple Of $20,000 Watch, Jewelry While Child, 3, Sleeps Two home invaders, one armed with a handgun, smashed their way into a Hackensack apartment overnight Thursday and robbed a couple of $53,000 worth of jewelry while their 3-year-old daughter slept in another room, authorities said. The robbers broke the door frame, a lock and glass when they crashed into the Tracy Place apartment around midnight, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. One of them pointed a revolver at a female tenant’s head, ordering her to sit in a chair, DeWitt said. The gunman then forced the male tenant to the ground and “demanded to know where the money is,” DeWitt said. When the …
4 Charged In $380K Armored Car Heist, Essex Sheriff Says 4 Charged In $380K Armored Car Heist, Essex Sheriff Says
4 Charged In $380K Armored Car Heist, Essex Sheriff Says A series of sting operations led to the arrests of four people -- including two Newark residents and an Elizabeth woman -- in connection with the robbery of an armored car,  Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura said Wednesday.  The armored car was robbed Oct. 9 in Abington, Pa., with $380,000 taken. The sheriff's office became part of the investigation when authorities learned the suspects lived in New Jersey and had warrants out for them in Essex County, Fontoura said.  Following three sting operations, Newark residents Alberto Torres, 37, and 35-year-old Christopher Flores…
SEEN HIM? Clifton Police Search For Temple Burglar SEEN HIM? Clifton Police Search For Temple Burglar
Seen HIM? Clifton Police Search For Temple Burglar Seeking the public's help, Clifton police released a surveillance image Wednesday of a man who they said broke into two synagogues. In one burglary, the bandit climbed through a second-floor window and made off with expensive jewelry, police Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The break-ins occurred in the Delawanna section of the city on separate days last month, Bracken said. "There's no indication that these were bias incidents," the lieutenant said. Anyone who sees or can identify the man in the photo is asked to contact the Clifton Police Detective Bureau: (973) 470-5908. Callers can…
KNOW THEM? NYPD Offers $2,500 Reward In American Dream CEO's Home Burglary Case KNOW THEM? NYPD Offers $2,500 Reward In American Dream CEO's Home Burglary Case
Know Them? Nypd Offers $2,500 Reward In American Dream CEO's Home Burglary Case A $2,500 reward is up for anyone who can help lead police to the thieves who swiped nearly $140,000 worth of jewelry and handbags from the Bronx home of the American Dream mall's CEO. The NYPD Crime Stoppers released surveillance footage that shows four people, two hiding their faces, creeping near Don Ghermezian's Grosvenor Street house around 5:15 p.m. Saturday. The bandits forced their way in through a second-floor balcony of the house in exclusive Villanova Heights section, the NYPD said. Nearly 30 handbags and jewelry were taken from the 46-year-old tycoon's home, polic…
Burglars Steal More Than $140K In Handbags, Jewelry From American Dream CEO's Bronx Mansion Burglars Steal More Than $140K In Handbags, Jewelry From American Dream CEO's Bronx Mansion
Burglars Steal More Than $140K In Handbags, Jewelry From American Dream CEO's Bronx Mansion Someone broke into the Bronx mansion of the American Dream mall's billionaire CEO and swiped nearly $140,000 worth of jewelry and handbags, authorities said. ** UPDATE: A $2,500 reward was being offered by the NYPD for anyone who can help lead to the arrest of the thieves ** The thieves forced their way in through a second-floor balcony of the home of Don Ghermezian in the borough's exclusive Villanova Heights section shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday, the NYPD said. Nearly 30 handbags and jewelry were taken from the 46-year-old tycoon's home, police said.  Ghermezian is the CE…
REWARD OFFERED: Thief Stole $27K In Jewelry From Morris County Home REWARD OFFERED: Thief Stole $27K In Jewelry From Morris County Home
Reward Offered: Thief Stole $27K In Jewelry From Morris County Home A reward of $1,000 is being offered in locating the thief who stole thousands of dollars in jewelry from a Morris County home, authorities said. Police responding to a Littleton Road (Route 202) home on reports of a residential burglary just before 8 p.m. on Saturday found the back door of the house forced open, the Morris County Sheriff's Crime Stoppers said in a release. The thief ransacked three bedrooms and made off with nearly $20,000 in woman's jewelry and $7,000 in men's watched, the crime stoppers said. The burglary occurred between 3 p.m. and 7:55 p.m., authorities said. A possib…
SEE ANYTHING? Masked Bandits Kick In Door, Ransack Emerson Home SEE ANYTHING? Masked Bandits Kick In Door, Ransack Emerson Home
SEE Anything? Masked Bandits Kick In Door, Ransack Emerson Home Emerson police Friday morning released a surveillance image of burglars who made off with jewelry and cash from a borough home the night before. The homeowner called police at 8:45 p.m. after finding the front door of the home in the western end of town just off Forest Avenue kicked in, Capt. Michael McDermott said. There masked, hooded bandits ripped a front-door camera from the property and ransacked the second-floor bedrooms, during Thursday night's rainstorm, McDermott said. One of the trio was noticeably muscular, he said. "We don't know how long they were in the house" because the c…
SEE ANYTHING? Burglars Make Off With Expensive Jewelry From Saddle Brook Home SEE ANYTHING? Burglars Make Off With Expensive Jewelry From Saddle Brook Home
SEE Anything? Burglars Make Off With Expensive Jewelry From Saddle Brook Home Two burglars caught on surveillance video fled a Saddle Brook home with pricey jewelry after breaking a rear window Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Police, sheriff's officers and a canine rushed to the Graham Terrace home near Fair Lawn Parkway around noon after a home security system alerted the owners, who weren't home, Police Chief Robert Kugler said. "The initial belief was that the two suspects were still inside," but they'd fled, Kugler said. The police dog lost the scent on Nedellec Drive near Fair Lawn Parkway, he said. "They probably had a getaway car in the area," the chi…
Edgewater Man Leaving Strip Club Robbed Of $150G Worth Of Jewelry At Gunpoint, Report Says Edgewater Man Leaving Strip Club Robbed Of $150G Worth Of Jewelry At Gunpoint, Report Says
Edgewater Man Leaving Strip Club Robbed Of $150G Worth Of Jewelry At Gunpoint, Report Says An Edgewater man told police a group of took nearly $150,000 worth of jewelry off of him at gunpoint as he was leaving a Queens strip club, the New York Post reports. Henry Wong said he was walking to his car after leaving Starlets Gentlemen’s Club when five muggers approached him, the article says. One of the men pulled out a firearm and demanded his $140,000 Richard Mille watch, iPhone 7 and $8,000 platinum necklace, the article says.