Pawn Shops, Cash-for-Gold Stores Pose Problems for Police
It's gotten a lot trickier to recover stolen items in recent years
Back in the day, if someone broke into your house, there was a chance you'd get some of your stuff back. "Things used to be pawned locally," Safety Director Charles Goss said. "We could run down to Cleveland and look for stolen items." Now? Good luck. While true pawn shops are still pretty rare, other businesses have entered the jewelry-buying arena, giving criminals that many more places to sell their goods. Jewelry is often targeted by burglars because it's both easy to carry and valuable. "Now, jewelry stores buy gold and used items," Detective Lt. John Janowski said. "And there are so many places paying cash for gold. It's become hard to track anything down." Looking High and Low That doesn't mean Strongsville police have given up …
James Norris
4:31 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
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