NPA This Week in Pawn
Best Places to Work: Braswell & Son Pawnbrokers

Arkansas Business
Founded in 1979, Braswell & Son Pawnbrokers continues to follow its mission of serving the short-term financial needs of the community. In such a sales-driven field, Braswell & Son realizes that it’s the employees who drive the success of the company. The company strives to support employees’ work/life balance at all times.

Former SC pawn shop owner indicted for failure to report metal purchase

Charleston Gazette-Mail
A former South Charleston pawn shop owner was indicted this month and accused of failing to properly report transactions involving precious metals.

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Pawn business doubles in size

News-PressNOW.com
After a monthlong preparation, a St. Joseph pawn shop is opening in a new location today.
Pawn Plus moved from a small footprint at Messanie Street and Belt Highway to the former Party Store at 106 S. Belt Highway, just a few blocks away. The new building offers more than double the space.

Vancouver’s Cameo Main Street Loan and Pawn Shop fading to black

The Columbian
After more than six decades in business, Cameo Main Street will close its doors in November. The shop has planned a weekend auction on Nov. 17 and 18 to sell the remaining inventory.

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St. George pawn shop criticized for selling items from Las Vegas shooter’s home

St. George News
The first time Joshua Cram, owner of the St. George pawn shop More than Just a Second Chance, walked into the Mesquite, Nevada, home of the mass murderer who killed 58 people at a concert in Las Vegas last year, he said it was an eerie experience. 

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Theft victim angered by pawn shop policy

Pilot-Tribune & Enterprise
Investigators were able to track Wolsmann's stolen bicycle through its serial number. It was located at a pawn shop in Council Bluffs, Iowa. That discovery led detectives to the stolen power tools, which Wolsmann identified, at a pawn shop in Omaha.

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DeKalb pawn shop ordinance amended

Daily Chronicle
While no pawn shops currently exist in DeKalb, a zoning map amendment was approved, allowing Dave Franzene, who owns pawn shops elsewhere in Illinois, to bring a pawn business to the property at 1786 to 1792 Sycamore Road.