NPA This Week in Pawn

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AP
Polygamous leader Lyle Jeffs' one-year run from justice was ended by pliers, sharp-eyed pawn shop workers and an astute off-duty detective in a small town in South Dakota.

Visit http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pawn-shop-owners-tip-helps-nab-wanted-polygamous-sect-leader-lyle-jeffs/ to view the full article online.

ABC
A local pawn shop owner says two suspects broke into his business early Wednesday morning; but the suspects walked away empty-handed.

Visit http://wset.com/news/local/two-suspects-break-into-local-pawn-shop-take-off-empty-handed to view the full article online.

International Gemological Institute (IGI)
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Telegram
A proposal to cap the number of pawnshops in the city at six cleared its first hurdle Thursday night when it received the unanimous backing of the City Council Public Safety Committee.

Visit http://www.telegram.com/news/20170615/worcester-seeks-pawnshop-parity to view the full article online.

NBC
A pawnshop with locations in Albemarle County, Harrisonburg and Manassas will have to offer refunds to hundreds of customers.

Visit http://www.nbc29.com/story/35645742/attorney-general-herring-reaches-settlement-with-dixie-pawn-incorporated to view the full article online.

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Fort Morgan Times
The shop opened last week at 401 Main St. Owner Rob Green, a Fort Morgan resident, purchased that building, the former location of the Bank of Colorado, so that his friend Tim Dack could open a pawn business there.

Visit http://www.fortmorgantimes.com/fort-morgan-business/ci_31064801/main-street-welcomes-new-pawn-shop to view the full article online.

The Daily Caller
Seattle City Councilman Tim Burgess introduced a bill in 2015 to place a $25 tax on every firearm sold and a 5-cent tax on every ammunition round sold.

Visit http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/16/seattle-gun-tax-backfires-as-gun-related-deaths-double/ to view the full article online.