India jewellery ad starring trans model wins hearts
“There was some criticism of the ad and we were accused of lending a voice to a cause that’s unnatural and not supposed to exist in society. But our inboxes have been filled with positive messages. Many from the LGBTQI community reached out to us saying the ad had touched their heart,” she said.
Suspects arrested after heist at Bulgari jewelry store in Paris
A heist at a luxury jewelry store in Paris ended with a car chase, a suspect shot in the leg and two arrests, police in the French capital said Wednesday.
Officers chased a car containing three suspects after they were alerted to an armed robbery at the Bulgari store in Paris' Place Vendome around noon local time (6 a.m. ET) Tuesday, police told The Associated Press.
The car was later found abandoned, but police told the AP that two people were arrested in connection with the robbery and one suspect was shot in the leg by an officer before they were detained.
Police added that two scooters believed to have been used in the crime were also seized near the store, which is situated in one of the French capital’s most expensive and luxurious shopping areas, where many prestigious labels — including Cartier, Rolex and Chanel — base their flagship stores.
Up to $12 million worth of jewels were taken, Reuters reported. Police would not confirm this. The stolen items had not been recovered, a spokesperson for the Paris Prosecutor’s Office told NBC News.
Bulgari confirmed in an emailed statement to NBC News that an armed robbery took place at its store. But the luxury Italian jeweler, owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, would not confirm the value of the items that were taken.
Thanking the store’s staff “for their calm reaction,” the company said it would “now leave the police and justice department to carry out their investigations.”
The prosecutor’s office said Wednesday that one of the two people arrested had been released.
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The city has seen several high-end jewelry robberies in recent months.
In July, armed thieves made off with jewelry worth almost $2.4 million from a Chaumet store near the famous central street Champs-Elysees.
Days later, two people armed with a Taser and tear gas robbed a Dinh Van jewelry store in central Paris.
In 2018, $5.4 million worth of jewelry was stolen from a Ritz Hotel situated in the Place Vendome square.
Kim Kardashian West was also famously robbed of millions of dollars' worth of jewelry while visiting Paris in 2016.
Could this stolen jewellery belong to you? Gardaí seek owners of property robbed in burglaries
Gardaí have today displayed more than €165,000 worth of stolen jewellery they are hoping they can reunite with their rightful owners.
The items range from diamonds, rings, necklaces and watches, to pendants, earrings, and cufflinks, and while some individual pieces are very valuable, many would be of irreplaceable sentimental value to their owners
The jewellery is believed to have been stolen in burglaries all over the country, but was recovered in the one home in the greater Tallaght area during a number of garda operations carried out by the Divisional Crime Task Force in the South Dublin Metropolitan Region.
While no arrests have been made, Inspector Jason Miley today said an investigation is ongoing and following a definite line of inquiry.
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“What we have here is a collection of jewellery we are trying to reunite with its rightful owners. Many of these items are most likely of immense personal sentimental value to their owners and we are encouraging anyone who has been the victim of a burglary to check our website and look at the individual items,” he said.
There are 41 watches with a combined value of €37,000 and 32 rings which gardaí are hopeful can be traced to their owners.
However, individual diamonds and stones which appear to have been removed from stolen items of jewellery, and collectively valued at around €55,000, will be very difficult to find owners for.
“I’d like to stress that even though all the items were found on one premises in Dublin, they could have been stolen from anywhere in the country over the last few months and years,” said Insp Miley.
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“I would advise people to check the photographs of each item on our website, or through links published on our Garda social media channels and contact Crumlin garda station on 01 6666200 and leave a message if you think a numbered item belongs to you. One of our team will then get back to you and we can start the process of establishing proof of ownership.”
“Our general advice to people is to photograph and record details, and keep receipts of jewellery they own so it is easier to identify if it is ever stolen,” he added.
Watches in the collection of stolen jewellery range from expensive brands like Rolex, Tag Heuer and Patek Philippe to popular sports brands. There are four pocket watches which are no doubt of sentimental value like other pieces, possibly having been handed down through generations.
Gardaí are hopeful that one locket in particular, Item 136, which has an inscription on its faces and old photographs within, will be recognised by someone who knows who owns it.
One inscription appears to refer to a man named Robert Johnston who died on March 28 1855 aged 18 years and four months. The other seems to reference Alexander Johnston of the 68th Light Infantry who died at Portsmouth on his return from the Crimea on June 25th 1856 aged 28 years and eight months.
Items of jewellery for review can be found on Garda.ie: https://garda.ie//!IXYYAC