Pawnbrokers

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The state Senate gave final approval to a bill that would require all pawn shops in the state to electronically send law enforcement agencies their records of who sells them property.  By a 34-0 vote, the Senate voted to require...

FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS -- a tiny storefront in Robbinsdale in 1991 -- Brad Rixmann has grown Pawn America into a national force in the industry. The Burnsville-based company just opened its 25th Pawn America location, with plans for more to come. It's a...

With an increase in the number of burglaries, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office has assembled a task force to combat the new rash of crimes. The Burglary Task Force was created in May -- Crime Prevention Month -- in hopes of curtailing vehicle and...

The city of Millbrook is putting out the welcome mat for new businesses setting up shop along Alabama 14. The stretch of road that serves as a gateway to and from Interstate 65 will feature a new gas station, a fast food restaurant, a general store...

Deputies bagged a West Boca woman after they say she tried to clean up by stealing a trio of high end vacuums and pawning them off. Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputies say Alicia Helene Anderson, 22, walked into Kohl's in Coconut Creek on Dec. 17...

PLAINS STORMS Forecasters: US midsection could see bad weather NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Forecasters say portions of the central United States could see severe weather this weekend and Monday. The Storm Prediction Center at Norman, Oklahoma said...

A Michigan man on Wednesday was sentenced to consecutive life sentences for the murder of a Harrison Twp. pawn shop manager and the death of another man who was shot during the botched robbery attempt. Darren D. Taylor, 48, will spend at least 36...

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) -- The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP or central bank) has directed pawnshops to strictly implement identification requirements for customers to help ensure that items being pawned are not stolen goods or illicit...

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after four people stole $15,000 cash from an Arkadelphia pawn shop after distracting the store's two employees. Arkadelphia Police Sgt. Roy Bethell did not release specifics about how the group...

General Nutrition Centers Inc. is suing a Florida chain of pawnshops over the use of its name. The Pittsburgh retailer, which operates 8,100 nutritional products stores worldwide, filed the lawsuit two weeks ago in federal court in Fort Lauderdale, Fla....

A Berks County woman and her son waived their hearings Tuesday on charges they pawned more than $4,000 worth of jewelry to pay for their trip to Florida and then reported the items stolen, authorities said. Kim Morrissey, 54, of the 300 block of...

A Ford Heights fire dispatcher has been charged with buying a piece of department equipment knowing it was stolen, then pawning the item, the Cook County sheriff's office announced today. A $20,000 personal recognizance bond was set today for Varndell...