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HOME INVASIONS, KIDNAPPINGS
AND KEEPING JEWELERS AND THEIR
FAMILIES SAFE
JOHN J. KENNEDY, PRESIDENT
SCOTT F. GUGINSKY, VP, (NYPD, RET.)
JEWELERS’ SECURITY ALLIANCE
JUNE 2, 2013
JEWELER HOME INVASIONS
• TEN IN 2012 IN U.S., UP FROM THREE IN
2011
• 26% OF OFF-PREMISES CRIMES TOOK
PLACE AT A JEWELER’S RESIDENCE
• 43% OF ALL OFF-PREMISES CRIMES WERE
OF RETAILERS, NOT TRAVELING
SALESPERSONS
HOME INVASION CASES, 01/01/12Portsmouth, VA
Houston, TX
Cherry Hill, NJ
Lilburn, GA
Snellville, GA
Chesterfield, MO
Cranston, RI
Indianapolis, IN
St. Louis, MO
South Whitehall, PA
01/26/12
02/01/12
02/07/12
02/13/12
02/17/12
02/16/12
08/09/12
09/15/12
12/24/12
12/28/12
Tredyffrin, PA
01/31/13
Fairfield/Meriden, CT 04/11/13
Rang bell, jlr. to store
As jeweler arrived home
Forced way in
Broke in back door
Entered through back door
Surprised outside home
Robbed at gunpoint inside
From rear door; jlr. shot
Forced way in; jlr. to store
Wife held; jlr. to store
Wife held; jlr. to store
2 held at apt.; 2 to store
GOING AND COMING:
ARE YOU BEING FOLLOWED?
Vary route and time.
Use evasive driving techniques: for example, drive
very slowly; make rapid u-turns and left turns; circle
the block; pull into a location and exit in the
opposite direction. Is someone still following?
If you have a flat tire or your car overheats,
consider yourself a target, call 911 and try to drive
to a place of safety.
If being followed call 911 and say you are in the jewelry business
and are about to be the victim of an armed robbery. If you
can, drive directly to a police station.
CASING:
IS YOUR HOME BEING WATCHED?
• ARE UNKNOWN PERSONS PARKED ON THE
STREET ON REPEATED DAYS, POSSIBLY
WATCHING YOU?
• ARE YOU RECEIVING SUSPICIOUS PHONE CALLS?
• HAVE YOU HAD ANY BREAK-INS OR ATTEMPTS?
• IF YOU EVEN SUSPECT YOU ARE BEING CASED,
CALL YOUR LOCAL POLICE IMMEDIATELY – DON’T
WAIT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE.
PHYSICAL SECURITY AT HOME
• CONSIDER SECURITY FACTORS WHEN CHOOSING
WHERE TO LIVE: HOUSE VS. CONDO OR APT.?
ISOLATED? DEAD END STREET? CLOSE TO
NEIGHBORS? ATTACHED GARAGE?
• LOCKS – WINDOWS AND DOORS
• ALARM
• GOOD OUTDOOR LIGHTING
TRAINING FAMILY MEMBERS
• OPENING DOOR TO UNKNOWN PERSONS
• GIVING OUT INFORMATION ON THE PHONE
• POSTING INAPPROPRIATE PERSONAL
INFORMATION ON SOCIAL NETWORKS
• KEEP EYES OPEN FOR SUSPICIOUS PERSONS IN
STREET
• SECURITY CODE WORDS FOR USE AT HOME
HOME INVADER
• FLOWER RUSE
OTHER SECURITY TIPS AT HOME
• HOUSEHOLD HELP – DO YOU KNOW ENOUGH
ABOUT THEM?
• GET A DOG?
• KEEP CAR KEYS AND PHONE BY BED. CAR KEYS
TO HIT PANIC ALARM IF SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
• TRY TO CONTROL TELEPHONE, SOCIAL NETWORK
AND INTERNET LISTINGS
• NO LARGE SAFE OR JEWELRY MERCHANDISE AT
HOME
SOURCES OF HELP
• CONFIDE IN TRUSTED NEIGHBORS FOR EXTRA
EYES ON STREET
• DEVELOP A FRIENDLY CONTACT IN YOUR LOCAL
POLICE DEPARTMENT
• FORM A LOCAL OR NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME
PREVENTION NETWORK
WHAT TO DO IN A HOME INVASION
• IN THE CASES REVIEWED, WHEN THERE IS NO
RESISTANCE BY THE JEWELER, NO ONE GETS
HURT
• FOLLOW THE ROBBERS’ DEMANDS
• DON’T STARE DOWN THE CRIMINALS, BUT BE
AWARE OF CLUES FOR LATER INVESTIGATION –
WHAT THE CRIMINALS SAY AND DO, HOW THEY
LOOK, MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR, ETC.
WHAT CRIME PREVENTION TOOLS DOES
JEWELERS’ SECURITY ALLIANCE OFFER?
• 1. The 137-page JSA Manual of Jewelry Security, the only
available book on this subject, and soon to be in E-book
format.
• 2. Weekly Email Crime Alerts on crimes, suspects and crime
prevention advice sent to its members.
• 3. Crime Website, www.jewelerssecurity.org
• 4. Stolen jewelry website, www.stolenjewelry.org
• 5. A 24-minute DVD entitled “Jewelry Crime for Law
Enforcement.”
• 6. A booklet on how to start a local crime prevention network
for jewelers.
JSA Manual of Jewelry Security
• 137-page Manual
JSA Weekly email crime alert
24-minute training DVD for law
enforcement
DVD
NEW YORK JEWELERS CRIME ALERT
NETWORK: www.nyjcan.com
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CRIME ALERT!
www.nyjcan.com
BULLDOZER BURGLARY AT JEWELRY EXCHANGE
February 9, 2013; approx. 5:00 AM
Springfield, NJ
As the snow was falling heavily in the recent storm, someone drove a stolen bulldozer up to a jewelry
exchange in Springfield, NJ, smashed through the wall and removed a safe containing approximately
$1 million in jewelry. The safe was lifted onto a flatbed truck and was driven off.
Reports indicate that the camera system may not have been functioning at the time of the burglary.
This alert is being distributed as a free service to members of the jewelry industry who have provided their email
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reply to [email protected] with REMOVE in the subject.If you have any questions about the information
contained in this alert or about the New York Jewelers Crime Alert Network, please contact Paul Silverman at
[email protected], or at 201-720-7700.
Chicago Jewelers Assoc.
Texas Jewelers Security Hotline