NPA This Week in Pawn

The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) today released its 17th edition of Supervisory Highlights. The report covers Bureau supervision activities generally completed between December 2017 and May 2018, and shares observations in the areas of auto loan servicing, credit card account management, debt collection, mortgage servicing, payday lending, and small business lending.

US News & World Report
Police in Las Vegas praised a pawn shop employee who disarmed an armed robber when he was distracted from holding a handgun to her head and escaped before the man reached for a second gun and police shot him.

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Cody Enterprise
The Cody City Council recently approved the closely regulated pawnbroker license for Robert “Bob” Carter to operate Cody Pawn at 713 16th, across the street from the Eastside Elementary playground and bus stop area. 

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LMTonline.com
On March 26, an area manager of a local pawn shop called police to report multiple theft cases. He stated to LPD that he suspected that a store manager, Trejo, had been pilfering an inventory of jewelry.

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KSAT
As investigators look for the suspect or suspects who broke into the Cash America location, employees at Alamo Pawn & Jewelry said they make sure to secure their guns overnight. The long guns are locked up behind some heavy boards in the store room.