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EUGENE, Ore. — The owner of a pawnshop destroyed by a fire last week in Eugene suspects he is the victim of arson. J.R.

WILLMAR — A 21-year-old Willmar woman pleaded guilty Monday to an amended charge of second-degree burglary and felony theft for her role in the June burglary of a rural Lake Lillian home.

Classy. Really. An increasing number of people are putting their Cartier jewels, Harley hogs and Saks Fifth Avenue furs up as collateral for pawn shop loans, according to an article in last week’s Wall Street Journal.

Pawn shops see upturn in Biloxi The Miami Herald, FL - 2 hours ago “For a lot of people, we’re the only source for money,” Dave Adelman, president of the National Pawnbrokers Association and owner of Jerry’s Pawn Shop in …

Former Barbourville City Council member Calvin Manis was sentenced to serve one year in prison Monday in U.S. District Court in London after having previously pleaded guilty to failing to keep firearms records at his place of business as a licensed …

When the pawnshop has it all Asia Times Online, Hong Kong - 1 hour ago By Julian Delasantellis Historians of the future who accept the common paradigm that the United States in the 1980s was a confident, proud nation, …

Historians of the future who accept the common paradigm that the United States in the 1980s was a confident, proud nation, its triumphalist psyche restored by president Ronald Reagan, will undoubtedly be quite confused when they come across two …

Laws target pawn shops, shelters Belleville News Democrat,  USA - 4 minutes ago The pawn shop measure is an attempt to close a loophole in a city ordinance that has allowed pawnbrokers to get around reporting requirements by conducting …

BELLEVILLE — The City Council on Monday passed ordinances aimed at improving the accountability of pawn shops and the safety of homeless shelters.

It could be California’s second Gold Rush. The skyrocketing price of gold has people mining their jewelry boxes for every bit of the precious metal to sell for cash

Published: Tuesday, Jan. 06, 2009 | Page 1B Sacramento Bee,  USA - 1 hour ago But a pawnbroker will give you an immediate assessment – and money instantly – he said

Speculation and opinions on what kind of changes will be proficient in 2009. To kick off the year 2009, I thought we’d start by looking at the business and culture of video games as it stands to develop now

High-End Pawnshops Are a League of Their Own 조선일보(영문판), South Korea - 2 hours ago Times when a pawnbroker greeted a customer behind protective metal bars in some dingy store are becoming a thing of the past.

Times when a pawnbroker greeted a customer behind protective metal bars in some dingy store are becoming a thing of the past. The future looks bright for boutique-like pawnshops

Pawn shops see upturn in Biloxi The Olympian, WA - 2 hours ago “For a lot of people, we’re the only source for money,” Dave Adelman, president of the National Pawnbrokers Association and owner of Jerry’s Pawn Shop in …