NPA This Week in Pawn - Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Tim Collier elected President of National Pawnbrokers Association

The National Pawnbrokers Association (NPA) is proud to announce the results of the 2017 annual election to select a new NPA president. The association is pleased to announce that Tim Collier, who has served as NPA’s Vice President for the last two years, will take on the role of NPA President in the upcoming 2017-2018 term.

Visit http://www.naylornetwork.com/npb-nwl/pdf/NPA_President_PE_07.11.17.pdf to view the full article online.

Polygamous sect leader Lyle Jeffs in federal court in Utah

Las Vegas Review Journal
A polygamous sect leader captured after nearly a year on the run is due back in a federal courtroom in Utah on Monday.

Visit https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/polygamous-sect-leader-lyle-jeffs-in-federal-court-in-utah/ to view the full article online.

HVAC worker steals $36,000 diamond ring, sells at pawn shop for $850

ABC
A man hired to perform HVAC service at a Bethesda home is accused of rifling through the master bedroom and stealing an expensive diamond ring.

Visit http://wjla.com/news/crime/police-hvac-worker-steals-36000-diamond-ring-sells-at-pawn-shop-for-850 to view the full article online.

Colorado Ballot Initiative would ban smartphone sales to kids

Forbes
Developed by the non-profit Parents Against Underage Smartphones (PAUS), which Farnum founded in February, Colorado ballot initiative 29 seeks to prohibit retailers in Colorado "from selling or permitting the sale of a smartphone to a person under the age of 13, or to any person who indicates that the smartphone will be wholly or partially owned by a person under the age of 13.

Visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/janetwburns/2017/06/19/colorado-ballot-initiative-would-ban-smartphone-sales-to-kids/#6ed385c46d4d to view the full article online.

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2 teens, both 14, charged in armed robbery of Nashville pawn shop

ABC
Two 14-year-olds were arrested last Saturday and accused of robbing a pawn shop at gunpoint.

Visit http://wkrn.com/2017/07/03/2-teens-both-14-charged-in-armed-robbery-of-nashville-pawn-shop/ to view the full article online.

Suspects steal TV's, rifles from 2 pawn shops, police say

NBC Charlotte
Mount Holly Police is investigating two pawn shop break-ins that occurred less than three miles from each other in a 30-minute span.

Visit http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/suspects-steal-tvs-rifles-from-2-pawn-shops-police-say/453949309 to view the full article online.