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To: H James Morris who wrote (84318)	11/16/1999 1:45:00 PM
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To: H James Morris who wrote (84318)	11/16/1999 1:47:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

Cops and Jewelers Meet at Security Conference By Teresa Novellino Associate Editor Web Posted: Nov. 11, 1999. Appears in the Dec. 1 issue. New York (Nov. 11, 1999)?Amid rising concern about South American criminal gangs targeting the jewelry industry, law enforcement officials and jewelers exchanged crime-fighting tips at a jewelry industry conclave in New York. About 200 people, including detectives from 30 different police agencies, FBI agents and jewelry industry security officials, met at the U.N. Hotel in New York Nov. 8 for the event, hosted by the Jewelers' Security Alliance. Much of the focus was on the armed South American gangs that have been attacking jewelry salespeople and security guards at trunk and remount shows and committing "three-minute robberies." California (especially Los Angeles), Florida, Georgia and New York lead the nation in the South American gang problem, according to JSA President John J. Kennedy. "The principal problem is there's a tremendous increase of losses on the road by jewelry personnel," Kennedy said. In the first nine months of this year, he said, there were $55 million in domestic losses in 225 incidents, which is an increase of 50% over the first nine months of 1998. "There are firms that are going out of business, and this crisis is the reason?$55 million is a big piece of change," Kennedy said. The average loss for traveling salespeople: $300,000 a pop. The JSA is seeking extra assistance from the FBI and police, lobbying Congress for more funds and looking for a "bigger share of the investigative pie," Kennedy told the audience. Police exchanged information about criminal MOs, while jewelry industry members revealed their security techniques. For more, see the Dec. 1 issue of National Jeweler. Send e-mail to Teresa Novellino.