'Gold Rush' Is Keeping Law Enforcement Busy

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › August 10, 2010

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MILWAUKEE - Law enforcement and local governments are scrambling to shut down a shadow industry that has grown up around the booming cash-for-gold business nationwide: thieves are snatching jewelry, then converting it into a quick payday.

Thousands of shops have opened to take advantage of high gold prices and hard economic times, and police in some cities have noticed an uptick in burglaries and thefts.

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'Gold Rush' Is Keeping Law Enforcement Busy

Concerned about a growing criminal trade,...

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