If record gold prices tempt thieves to try and sell more stolen goods, police say local jewelry dealers will be the first to know."They're our eyes and ears,'' Cohasset police Chief James Hussey said. "If they have a gut feeling that something isn't right, they give us a call.''Hussey and Quincy police Chief Robert Crowley say the current price of about $900 an ounce hasn't led to an increase in reported thefts of rings and other gold items.Local gold and jewelry dealers aren't getting a greater number of suspicious offers, either. Dealers like Mark Cirone of Cohasset Jewelers say they notify the police of any such offers, to alert them to possible thefts.By law, dealers require gold sellers to show a valid photo ID. They're also supposed to keep a record of all such purchases for police, and hold items they buy for 14 days before selling them to a smelter to be melted down.Quincy jeweler Stephen Leigh will go before the city license board next week for a pair of alleged violations of those rules.
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New York: Popping the big question in the Big Apple
New York: Popping the big question in the Big Apple
You've got the girl. Now all you need is the ring.
And is there anything more romantic than getting engaged in New York City?
''We're so excited. We can't wait for the big day,'' says Chelsea Caramucci, 24, of Weehawken, N.J. She came to a New York jewelry store with fiancé Darren Fuller, 27, to pick out wedding bands for their vows next April.
At the counter, they sit close to one another. His hand covers hers. The couple is glowing -- and it's sure not from the fluorescent lights overhead.
It's that little thing called love.
carriage or while ice-skating at Rockefeller Center.
The hard part is all the details. How do you actually make things happen for a New York engagement trip?
Here are a few suggestions:
• The ring: The place to go for a ring, if you dare, is the Diamond District.
Valentine's Day shopping
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Valentine's Day is just a few days away and that means love is in the air. So what are couples buying this year?
"We've seen a lot of the traditional things in terms of diamond jewelry, candy and then we're seeing some more intimate things, intimate apparel, little teddies, some real sexy underwear," said Nicki Macallair, a Valentine's Day gift wrapper.
A lot of shoppers were following suit, coming out of chocolate stores and Victoria's Secret. That's where Patrick Shanley found his girlfriend's gift.
"I took a combination of her two favorite things and obviously knew what she wanted ,so that's what I decided to get her," said Shanley.
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