NPA This Week in Pawn

De Beers lab-grown diamonds to make brick-and-mortar debut

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Lab-grown diamonds from De Beers-owned Lightbox will soon be available at certain Bloomingdale’s and Reeds Jewelers stores. It’s a test run that will begin this month, Forbes reports. The effort marks Lightbox’s brick-and-mortar debut.

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NATIONAL PAWN donates more than 100 musical instruments

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National Pawn has donated $2,000 and thousands of dollars’ worth of musical instruments to the Band and Orchestra Program at Diggs-Latham Elementary. National Pawn donated more than 100 musical instruments. The school received trumpets, saxophones, clarinets, flutes, trombones, drums, guitars and recorders.

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Suspects in Arkansas pawn shop slaying face federal charges

Two suspects in the fatal shooting of an Arkansas pawn shop owner have been indicted on federal murder and conspiracy charges.

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Stolen goods in $1.2 million pawn shop scheme returned to Home Depot

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As part of a $1.2 Million seizure in stolen merchandise, the Utah Attorney General’s Office returned $5,000 worth of taken goods to the Home Depot in Riverdale. The items being returned were retrieved from Big Dog Pawn Shop in Murray.

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Why shares of EZCORP are plunging

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Shares of EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) fell more than 12% after the pawn shop operator was downgraded by Jefferies due to corporate governance concerns. The drop continues a difficult year for shares of EZCORP, which are now down more than 30% since Jan. 1.

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Oklahoma man facing charges after allegedly stealing more than $15K in saddles, tack

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An investigation into stolen property totaling more than $15,000 led to the arrest of Augustus Sioux, charged with one count of burglary in the second degree and one count of receiving or knowingly concealing stolen property.

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