The Berkeley robbery follows two other Bay Area robberies involving multiple suspects, one in May and one in June.
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![This pocket watch that belonged to Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, has been recovered by the National Park Service and FBI after being stolen 37 years ago. Pocket watch belonging to Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/e1b173d99ea6032ecdc3679c253ec642.jpg)
It has been returned to the Sagamore Hill National Historic Site in New York nearly 40 years after being taken while on loan to a Buffalo museum.
Officers intercepted three packages within 24 hours containing fake goods claiming to be from various luxury brands.
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![Ghazi Osta, better known as Gus, was the owner and president of Volusia Gold & Diamond, a store he and his wife, Leigh Osta, opened in 1986. He was shot and killed inside the store Friday afternoon after a brief argument with a regular customer. (Photo courtesy of Volusia Gold & Diamond Facebook page) Ghazi “Gus” Michel Osta](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/c8c1fa3df746cbd364915a98dcac9d21.jpg)
Ghazi Michel Osta, or “Gus,” was killed Friday by an 83-year-old man said to be a frequent customer at his store, Volusia Gold & Diamond.
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In court, Daniel Hutchinson’s loved ones remembered the jeweler as a giver, a role model, and a leader.
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A jury convicted Marco Bisbikis and Roy Larry in the murder-for-hire plot targeting Daniel “Hutch” Hutchinson, owner of Hutch’s Jewelry.
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![Michael McCormack, left, and Charles Robinson Shay both face murder charges in the Nov. 29 death of jeweler Peter Damian Arguello, who owned Peter Damian Fine Jewelry & Antiques in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. (Photos provided by the Wheat Ridge Police Department) Mug shots of murder suspects Michael McCormack and Charles Robinson Shay](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/698a57d69bbedc3d40f4e94dd8aa8622.jpg)
Wheat Ridge, Colorado police took a 50-year-old man into custody Wednesday following a two-month search.
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The men are allegedly responsible for stealing millions in jewelry and other valuables in 43 burglaries in 25 towns across Massachusetts.
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Last month in Dallas, David Walton pushed another jeweler, David Ettinger, who later died.
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As the demand for lab-grown diamond jewelry may still be increasing, the most notable change we are likely to see is price stabilization.
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A double-digit drop in the number of in-store crimes was offset by a jump in off-premises attacks, JSA’s 2023 crime report shows.
![New Jersey authorities are searching for the suspects behind a $1 million jewelry heist at Venzio Jewelers in Toms River, New Jersey. (Image courtesy of Venzio Jewelers’ Facebook page) Venzio Jewelers](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/816939d8f21405b15843c80b68b4c652.jpg)
Thieves targeted Venzio Jewelers in New Jersey’s Ocean County Mall.
![Authorities in Alabama arrested two men in connection with the attempted armed robbery of Griffins Jewelers of Guntersville. (Image courtesy of the Guntersville Police Department’s Facebook page) Griffins Jewelers](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/d65935b953518e577a840cd0ef7779fe.jpg)
The men, along with a third suspect who remains at large, allegedly tried to rob a jewelry store in Guntersville, Alabama.
![Police are on the lookout for the man and woman who broke into a California jewelry store earlier this month and fled with the store’s safe trailing from their van. Stock image of police cars with their lights on](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/8ea3da93b232658a23b8aa28e4afe3bd.jpg)
JSA said a man and woman pulled the safe out of an Oakland jewelry store but couldn’t quite get it into their van.
![A manufacturing supervisor for a luxury jewelry company was arrested last week and charged with money laundering after allegedly stealing gold, silver, and platinum from the company. Stock image of a gavel and handcuffs](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/7d64692fb010bded54140dc816d28dd0.jpg)
The man was charged with money laundering in connection with the theft of gold, silver, and platinum over the course of three years.
![Police shared surveillance footage of two suspects wanted in connection with an armed robbery of a jewelry store in Cherry Hill Mall in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Surveillance images of Cherry Hill jewelry store robbery suspects and car](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/d287ec8fd652aa75267555b098cbeb2b.jpg)
The two men emptied a safe at gunpoint at a jewelry store in Cherry Hill Mall.
![The Belmont Police Department in North Carolina is looking for four suspects connected to the robbery, shooting, and kidnapping of a jeweler Wednesday night. Stock image of police car with lights on](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/5806cd4b06ebcb90c1b3788bf36aedd6.jpg)
The victim was taken to the hospital and the authorities are on the lookout for four suspects.
![Authorities are looking for a woman allegedly behind several grab-and-run jewelry store robberies who claimed on at least one occasion that she is an influencer. Stock image of police car with lights on](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/d6845affaa44725016891221c0d4f092.jpg)
She’s allegedly stolen jewelry from stores in Southern California and police also are looking into thefts in Arizona and Michigan.
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The recommendation comes after DNA linked a burglary suspect to the November shooting death of Peter Damian Arguello.
![Police in Colorado recently arrested a man for burglarizing a jewelry store in the town of Wheat Ridge and an affidavit filed in support of his arrest shows he may also be connected to the store owner’s homicide. Stock photo of police crime scene tape](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/1f84593b5e40a1f6c0f35db8e83afb50.jpg)
The DNA was recovered from flex cuffs found at the scene of the Nov. 29 murder of Peter Damian Arguello.
![The 2018 murder of Ted Shaughnessy, who owned Texas independent Gallerie Jewelers, will be the topic of an upcoming episode of “Dateline,” NBC’s long-running true crime series. Ted’s widow, Corey Shaughnessy (pictured here), will be among those interviewed for the episode. (Photo courtesy of NBCUniversal News Group) Corey Shaughnessy Dateline screen grab](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/351fd21e0049e18e93f03661d9abdfef.jpg)
The Austin, Texas, jeweler was murdered in his home in 2018, and his son later pleaded guilty to hiring a man to kill him.
![Authorities have arrested and charged a man in connection with multiple armed robberies, including one at a jewelry store in Queens, New York. Stock image of police car with lights on](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/0c84be1f14205ce0a051e16f73e2b4f5.jpg)
The man is charged in connection with a total of six armed robberies and two gunpoint carjackings.
![U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Cincinnati seized 11 shipments of counterfeit jewelry and watches from Dec. 1-7, valued at nearly $7 million if genuine. U.S. Customs and Border Protection logo](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/c7411ad682bb6fd514b719452024ef63.jpg)
Officers in Cincinnati uncovered fake goods from brands like Tiffany & Co., Cartier, Rolex, and Audemars Piguet.
![Thomas Liberatore was sentenced to 32 years in federal prison in connection with the March 2020 murder of Connecticut jeweler Mark Vuono, owner of Marco Jewelers. Stock image of gavel](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/c8e22126fca899d6252c7381e4ccb5db.jpg)
All three men convicted in connection with the murder of Marco Jewelers owner Mark Vuono have been sentenced to 30 years or more.
![Miami-Dade County police officers have arrested two men accused of breaking into a jewelry store and stealing its safe. The Jewelers’ Security Alliance noted five other recent similar cases in South Florida. Police cars and crime scene tape](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/3f348ea31472fa89f342fd12317e9aff.png)
There have been five similar crimes reported in the region recently, said the Jewelers’ Security Alliance.
![A vigil took place Saturday night outside Peter Damian Fine Jewelry & Antiques in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, a Denver suburb. The store’s owner, Peter Damian Arguello, was found dead inside the store last week, the apparent victim of an armed robbery. (Photo courtesy of @WheatRidgePD on X) Memorial for slain jeweler Peter Damian Arguello in Wheat Ridge, Colorado](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/cf4f6bf7135da8b967a04922296d00f1.jpg)
Peter Damian Arguello, the owner of Peter Damian Fine Jewelry & Antiques, was shot and killed in an apparent robbery last week.
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There have been eight attacks in the last month, spanning from a jewelry store parking lot in Rhode Island to highways in California.
![Police in Philadelphia are searching for two men authorities say followed a jeweler home from his store on the city’s Jewelers’ Row and robbed him of a Patek Philippe watch priced at more than $100,000. Stock image of crime scene tape](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/b6aa0951dade556479e05e3732033b9b.jpg)
The incident serves as a reminder to jewelers to be “prudent” about what they wear outside the store, the Jewelers’ Security Alliance said.
![The British Museum has created a webpage to aid in the recovery of the approximately 2,000 jewels stolen from one of its storerooms by an employee. The webpage contains images of pieces in the museum’s collection that are similar to those that were taken, like this gold bracelet from Rome in the 2nd-3rd century A.D. (Photo courtesy of the British Museum) Gold Roman Bracelet from the British Museum](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/8e313729648e82d8179b35cb7622d6bc.jpg)
The museum is asking for the public’s help in finding thousands of pieces of ancient gold jewelry and gemstones stolen from a storeroom.
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