Thieves broke into 4G, a luxury consignment shop in SoHo, NY, on Dec. 1, stealing over $1 million worth of celebrity-worn clothing and jewelry. The robbery, captured on video, involved four masked men who used a ladder and fire escape to gain entry into the second floor of the store in a pre-dawn raid.
“They knew what they were looking for,” business partner Tommy Macari told CBS News.
“The cops actually showed up 91 seconds after the getaway car left. It was super calculated. They brought their own ladder. They used the fire escape to get up. They threw a rock through the window. It’s sort of like they knew where everything was.”
The suspects reportedly stole one-of-a-kind jewelry, jeans and shoes that had been worn by celebrities, including Lenny Kravitz, Kim Kardashian and Cardi B.
Man Charged After Swallowing $20K Fabergé Egg in Jewelry Store
Police in New Zealand are waiting for nature to take its course after a man allegedly tried to steal a US$19,200 James Bond Fabergé egg from a jewelry store by swallowing it. “At the time of his arrest he underwent a medical assessment, and an officer is assigned to constantly monitor the man,” Inspector Grae Anderson said in a statement. “(As of Wednesday), the pendant has not been recovered,” ABC News quoted the police officer as saying.
The alleged loot was a limited-edition, Fabergé egg pendant inspired by the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy. Central to the film’s plot is a jewel-smuggling operation that involves a fake Fabergé egg.
Honoring a Legacy: How Smith & Son Jewelers Exceeded Every Goal With Wilkerson
When Andrew Smith decided to close the Springfield, Massachusetts location of Smith & Son Jewelers, the decision came down to family. His father was retiring after 72 years in the business, and Andrew wanted to spend more time with his children and soon-to-arrive grandchildren.
For this fourth-generation jeweler whose great-grandfather founded the company in 1918, closing the 107-year-old Springfield location required the right partner. Smith chose Wilkerson, and the experience exceeded expectations from start to finish.
"Everything they told me was 100% true," Smith says. "The ease and use of all their tools was wonderful."
The consultants' knowledge and expertise proved invaluable. Smith and his father set their own financial goal, but Wilkerson proposed three more ambitious targets. "We thought we would never make it," Smith explains. "We were dead wrong. We hit our first goal, second goal and third goal. It was amazing."
Smith's recommendation is emphatic: "I would never be able to do what they did by myself."
