Court: Pair Deny Theft Of Gold Chain
In this morning’s [Oct 2] Plea Court session Aaron Crockwell, 29, and Chanel Smith, 24, were together charged with stealing a 14 carat gold chain from another person and dishonestly obtaining $1,350 from James Barton at Gold Standard Bermuda.
The pair were alleged to have taken the 14k gold chain and to have obtained the money in June 2012. Both pleaded not guilty. Their trial was set for 14th January 2013. Each person was granted bail of $5,000 with each person being required to provide a surety in a like amount. At this stage, neither person was represented by legal counsel.
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Gold Standard Bermuda is a dangerous company to me i look at as a target to encourage thieves to steal knowing they can take it to this place to receive money.
not just BDA world wide this is happing because of CFG
CFG has been correlated to increases in gold theft, IMO good concept bad consequences.
Like other jurisdictions, Gold Standard and other purchasers of Gold and valuables, should be required by law to retain and hold all items purchased for a period of 60 days prior to shipping off Island to be sold, smelted or melted down.
Too many stolen items are sold this way, and while their procedures may lead to the capture of the criminals, it does nothing to allow the innocent to get their property back, which may be of significantly higher sentimental value than the smelted price.
Gold Standard and the Cash for Gold outlet are ————- if Goverment wasn’t asleep at the wheel they would insist there be a period which the goods have to stay here, perhaps 15 days to give the victims time to discover the theft, report it, not that the Police are going to find it but it also gives the victim time to get to these companies and look for their stolen gold and we need full disclosure by these “legitimate” companies
As long as we have a “cash for gold” option, crimes like this will be on the rise. This makes me fearful every time I leave the house with something on or every time I leave the house with my gold still in it. Just one more reason for Bermudians and residents to live in fear. We are really circling the toilet!
booby trap the house..or buy a big f$% off rottweiler
Perhaps the Police should share pictures of all stolen goods to Gold Standard Bermuda to assist them in identifying goods coming in their door.