| Simpsonville woman charged with writing bad checks for jewelry (The Greenville News)Greenville police are warning businesses to watch out for a Simpsonville woman who has been charged with exchanging bad checks for more than $8,800 in jewelry in less than a month.Police seek woman who used bad checks to buy $8,800 in jewelry (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)Published: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. Greenville police say a "petite" woman with shoulder-length, brown hair has used bad checks to walk away with more than $8,800 in jewelry in less than month.Donate Food, Enter to Win Jewelry Gift Certificate (KAMR Amarillo)AMARILLO -- You can win $500 in jewelry -- all for 14 cans of food. KCIT FOX 14 has teamed up with Samuel's Diamonds to help the hungry.Platinum Jewelry Demand to Rise in Asia, Johnson Matthey Says (Bloomberg)Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Platinum demand for jewelry in China and Japan, the two largest consumers, will probably rise next year regardless of a global recession after prices fell from a record and as metal recycling declines, Johnson Matthey Plc said.Trio Robs Jewelry Salesman (KSAT San Antonio)SAN ANTONIO -- Three men wearing masks robbed a jewelry salesman on the city's north side Wednesday morning. Police said the salesman was unloading some jewelry outside Stone Oak Jewelers in the 18700 block of Stone Oak Parkway when he was attacked from behind by the men.Bajca's emoticon keyboard / jewelry-making kit might be emotionally unstable (Engadget)Be honest with yourself: you've always wanted a dedicated, 16-key emoticon keyboard with "keys" that pulled doubled duty as expressive jewelry, right? Well, you got it! Bajca's Smile Keypad aims to "make real the emoticon," and as far as we can tell, they've totally nailed it. The USB-friendly keyboard has classic smiley face-looking keys which pop out using some special tongs, then are ...Jewelry sale set at Linn County Fair and Expo (Albany Democrat-Herald)Holly Yashi’s annual jewelry sale at Linn County Fair and Expo Center in Albany will be from noon to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21. All jewelry will be priced at 50 to 80 percent below retail. The sale is open to the public.Ethnographic jewelry in the Baltic States (Baltic Times)Without many other exports to speak of, the jewelry industry is one of the few that the Baltic States are well known for internationally. As such, jewelry – and especially amber from Latvia and Lithuania – has long been a point of pride for the Baltics.Woman Wanted For Scamming Local Jewelry Stores Out of Thousands (WSPA Spartanburg)Greenville Police say Brannan bought jewelry with bogus checks from a closed account. She has obtain more than $8,000 in jewelry, according to arrest warrants. Detectives say she is connected to 11 incidents at seven businesses, including J.B. Lachers on College Avenue in Greenville.Cash, jewelry, guns stolen from Stuart home in daytime robbery (Stuart News)Cash, jewelry, and an arsenal of guns were among the items stolen during the burglary of a home that happened Tuesday in daytime robbery, according to a Martin County Sheriff’s Office report. |
