Crimes Against Jewelry and Loans/Pawnshops
ROBBERS FIRE SHOT INTO CEILING, ROB PAWNSHOP
South Bend, IN - July 13, 2010

At 5:30 p.m. two males were dropped off outside a crowded Jewelry and Pawn. They put on their masks, pulled down their hoodies, and entered the pawn shop. The suspects fired a shot into the ceiling and ordered everyone to the floor. They smashed two jewelry cases with a hammer and ran out with the jewelry contents, escaping into a wooded area behind the store. No video of the robbery was available since there had been a power outage on the day before the robbery which caused a malfunction of the store's surveillance recording equipment. 		  PAWN EMPLOYEES KIDNAPPED AND LOCKED IN CAR TRUNK
Moreno Valley, CA - June 26, 2010

When two employees were closing a pawnshop for the evening, two males robbed them at gunpoint. The robbers took their cell phones, car keys and wallets, and forced the employees into the trunk of their own car. When the car stopped, one of the employees was able to open the trunk's interior lock and jump out. The second employee jumped out and rolled on the pavement shortly afterwards when the car was making a turn. The car had a tracking device and police soon located the abandoned vehicle. One suspect 5'3", 160 lbs. and the other was 5'6". Anyone with information should contact the police at 951-247-8700.
   
TWO BROTHERS WANTED FOR TWO PAWN SHOP ROBBERIES
Charlotte, NC - June 17, 2010

At 4:00 p.m. three black male suspects in NY Yankees caps and sunglasses entered a pawn shop. They pulled out guns and ordered everyone to the floor. The robbery lasted two hours, and the suspects took two employees to the back to open the safe and herded the customers around the store. Police have identified two brothers as suspects: Anthony Pettiford and Raynard Humphrey. Humphrey is also a suspect in a June 3, 2010 robbery of another pawnshop in Charlotte. Humphrey is 28-years old, 6', 160 lbs. Pettiford is 22, 5'7" and 130 lbs. It is believed that Pettiford may be walking around with a cast on his leg due to a motorcycle accident. 		  COUPLE USE DISTRACTION TO STEAL RINGS
Wichita Falls, TX - June 8, 2010

A black male and a black female were arrested several hours after carrying out a distraction theft of $30,000 worth of rings at a pawn shop. The store's surveillance video revealed that the female suspect distracted an employee while the male suspect reached over the ring showcase and took several rings. The male suspect then stood at an angle, blocking the sales clerk's view, while the female then reached into the showcase, took some merchandise, and closed the case. She put the items in her purse and walked out. A witness wrote down the license plate number as they drove away, and the suspects were arrested two hours later. Several of the stolen rings were later found in a closet at the suspects' residence.