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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.
![A group of robbers stole around $500,000 jewelry in a smash-and-grab in Berkeley, California, earlier this month. Crime police cars](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/2ab26778e8bb4828282601abeb2f0098.jpg)
The Berkeley robbery follows two other Bay Area robberies involving multiple suspects, one in May and one in June.
![Had the packages contained genuine fine jewelry, they would have had a combined retail value of more than $10.1 million. U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection Paperwork](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/c91127301474822546a8a910ab0cd684.jpg)
Officers intercepted three packages within 24 hours containing fake goods claiming to be from various luxury brands.
![National Jeweler top 10 stories of 2024 graphic](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/1486f88bcf2d1d411a09d674f3bfaa62.png)
Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff shares a rundown of the National Jeweler website’s most popular articles as we hit the halfway point of the year.
![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/e3cbcf21b879e60da5c847e689f2fd4e.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.
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In court, Daniel Hutchinson’s loved ones remembered the jeweler as a giver, a role model, and a leader.
![Sarah Alden, 53, died following an attack at the Venice Canals in Los Angeles. A GoFundMe in her honor is hoping to raise $150,000. Sarah Alden](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/80c62c9b127847f19504369064d6aa7b.jpg)
Vintage jewelry seller Sarah Alden, 53, died after a brutal attack at the Venice Canals in Los Angeles.
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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.
![Christie’s is set to auction “The Yellow Rose,” a 202-carat loose diamond (left), while Sotheby’s will feature the 101-carat “Allnatt” in its upcoming sale. The Yellow Rose and the Allnatt yellow diamonds](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/46e1abda06db2e6edd9b846e4a856bb7.jpg)
Christie's is selling one of the diamonds, moving forward with its Geneva jewelry auction despite the cyberattack that took down its website.
![Christie’s New York headquarters. The auction house’s website has been offline since Thursday evening amid what it has described as a “technology security issue.” (Image courtesy of Leonard J. DeFrancisci/Wikipedia) Christie’s New York](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/9b58ba08a21f880bb5cdf6c6cefe8f78.jpg)
The site has been down since Thursday evening, just ahead of its spring auctions.
![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.
![Authorities have arrested and indicted four men allegedly tied to 43 home burglaries, stealing jewelry and other valuables from mainly Indian and South Asian families in Massachusetts. Stock image of handcuffs and gavel](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/024509827f0747b33aef1a33acd6e93e.jpg)
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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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.
![A judge ruled that Joyce’s Jewelry in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, can move forward with its lawsuit against PNC Bank. The Pittsburgh-area independent sued the bank in 2022 after cybercriminals stole more than $1.6 million from its accounts via unauthorized wire transfers. (Image courtesy of Joyce’s Jewelry Facebook page) Joyce’s Jewelry](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/0b86f8aebc7776110a7b51ace4956517.jpg)
Joyce’s Jewelry sued the bank after cybercriminals drained its accounts of nearly $1.6 million through a series of wire transfers.
![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.
![Peter Montalbano, president of Peter Montalbano Adjustment Services Inc., will receive the Industry Service Award from JSA at its annual luncheon this weekend. Peter Montalbano](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/6a84a7f998a77a74e2445923875d875f.jpg)
The Jewelers’ Security Alliance will honor the industry veteran at its upcoming annual luncheon.
![GIA helped police in Colorado recover two diamonds that were stolen from a Colorado home last year. GIA logo](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/e04064bcfb53fb743788738f008f5c3d.jpg)
The lab identified the stones when an uninvolved diamond dealer sent them in for grading.
![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.