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Old 6 May 2013, 12:32 PM   #1
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Sadly yet another armed robbery of Rolexes from AD

See this link. Very nice AD in New Jersey that sells a lot of top tier watch brands but is seems the creeps go for the Rolexes. They have a lot of jewelery there too besides the watch cases.

I have every confidence these bums will be caught. For once the surveillance cameras actually took great photos. Let justice be served. Thankfully no one got hurt.

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Old 6 May 2013, 12:43 PM   #2
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Low-lives. Hope they catch these guys and they got locked up for a long time.
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Old 6 May 2013, 03:40 PM   #3
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Sad to hear, and it's happening all too frequently. Just glad no one was hurt.
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Old 6 May 2013, 04:09 PM   #4
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i hope they catch the robbers. The first pic shows the face of the burglar i guess. The police might run a facial search in its database and find the criminal but nevertheless they should be caught at all costs
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Old 7 May 2013, 01:22 AM   #5
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Penn crew that's been hitting a bunch of Jewelers... unfortunately impossible to stop unless you post heavily armed security inside and out side stores......Hope they get busted but most of that stuff has been fenced by now....
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Old 7 May 2013, 01:48 AM   #6
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Hope they get caught.
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Old 7 May 2013, 01:52 AM   #7
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hmmm. In general, wondering if there are any [public viewable] serial numbers listed on the Internet. And, would there be a downside to such a list being made public. Perhaps I'll try a search for such a listing. just wondering
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Old 7 May 2013, 02:11 AM   #8
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Rolexes are easier to convert to cash than any other expensive watch. Every low-life in the world would own one.
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Old 7 May 2013, 02:19 AM   #9
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You would think armed guards would be present at any top-tier jeweler like this. When you can grab $50,000 worth of watches with one hand, you'd think they'd invest that into the salary of a big dude with a gun out front.
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Old 7 May 2013, 05:55 AM   #10
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From my post above.
Seems, I had forgotten that some already exist. In General..... there are plenty on line sites with listings of stolen rolex serial numbers. Includes an archive on this forum as shown below.

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=20906
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Old 7 May 2013, 06:08 AM   #11
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Cut their fingers off that should stop them
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Old 7 May 2013, 03:06 PM   #12
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Old 7 May 2013, 03:13 PM   #13
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So they wore hoodies and hardhats to conceal their identities, but failed to cover their faces.

Sounds like a gang of seasoned professionals.
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Old 7 May 2013, 09:00 PM   #14
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I'm glad to read nobody got hurt, those criminals will probably (and hopefully) get caught but the fact that everybody is safe is the most important thing.
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Old 7 May 2013, 09:18 PM   #15
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So they wore hoodies and hardhats to conceal their identities, but failed to cover their faces.

Sounds like a gang of seasoned professionals.
I was thinking the same thing. My guess is that they will be picked up promptly based on the surveillance photos... let's hope!
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Old 7 May 2013, 09:32 PM   #16
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i hope they catch the robbers. The first pic shows the face of the burglar i guess. The police might run a facial search in its database and find the criminal but nevertheless they should be caught at all costs
Bill you watch too much CSI, sadly it doesn't work like this... facial search... nope

Agree 100%
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Cut their fingers off that should stop them
Grady, there's a reason these scumbags aren't preforming brain surgery! A gang yes, seasoned professionals, mmmm, maybe not!
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So they wore hoodies and hardhats to conceal their identities, but failed to cover their faces.

Sounds like a gang of seasoned professionals.
Hope they catch the pricks.
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Old 7 May 2013, 09:43 PM   #17
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All an armed guard could do is begin a shootout that would endanger staff and customers.

Our local AD had a very similar robbery and installed a sally-port with a Deputy Sheriff controlling it.

The video frame with the perp's face in clear view is helpful. That, plus a reward for info, kickstarts the best facial recognition system ever - tipsters in the general public will likely know this guy.
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Old 7 May 2013, 09:59 PM   #18
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Old 7 May 2013, 10:04 PM   #19
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Thank God nobody was hurt trying to stop the A..holes ! Hopefully they'll get caught.
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You would think armed guards would be present at any top-tier jeweler like this. When you can grab $50,000 worth of watches with one hand, you'd think they'd invest that into the salary of a big dude with a gun out front.
The way the poor economy is around the world, I can see this being enforced in AD's around the Globe.
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Old 8 May 2013, 02:43 AM   #22
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All an armed guard could do is begin a shootout that would endanger staff and customers.

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But then we have armed guards in the Federal Reserve, Fort Knox or at the United States bullion depository, international airports and even the White House.

Maybe we should let go of armed guards in these establishments because "ALL they can do is begin a shootout that would endanger staff and customers" if bad guys come.
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Old 8 May 2013, 03:10 AM   #23
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They are happening all over washington DC.

http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/2212103...#axzz2ScxvU8KO
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You would think armed guards would be present at any top-tier jeweler like this. When you can grab $50,000 worth of watches with one hand, you'd think they'd invest that into the salary of a big dude with a gun out front.
Not sure that's a good idea. That's when innocent people get caught up in the crossfire. At the end of the day it's just a bunch of watches. Not sure it would be good for business either. I know I'd take a wide berth if I saw armed security outside a jewellers.
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