(NEW YORK) – On Saturday, January 12, the Jewelers’ Security Alliance (JSA) will host its Annual Luncheon at the New York Yacht Club in New York, and will honor several individuals for outstanding assistance to the safety and security of the jewelry industry.
At the luncheon JSA will present the 14th Annual Industry Service Award to Michelle Graff, Editor-in-Chief of National Jeweler, and Rob Bates, the News Director of JCK. Graff has been with National Jeweler for 11 years, and Bates with JCK for 21 years, and during that time they have posted a great many articles that provided important information and advice to the industry on crime and crime prevention.
Rob Bates (Left) & Michelle Graff (Right)
John Kennedy, President of JSA said: “Michelle and Rob are terrific journalists with a deep knowledge of crime and the jewelry industry. The information they are able to spread to a wide audience has been of enormous assistance to JSA in its mission of reducing crime against the industry.”
At the Luncheon JSA will also present the 20th Annual James B. White Award to three members of the Paramus, New Jersey Police Department: Deputy Chief Robert M. Guidetti, Detective Lieutenant Frank Scott and Detective Nicholas J. Luciano. These three honorees have collectively been involved in well over 100 cases involving the jewelry industry, totaling millions of dollars in stolen merchandise.
Paramus Police Department and NYPD on a Traveling Salesperson Decoy Operation several years ago.
Kennedy said of the Paramus personnel: “The Paramus Police have long rendered important assistance to the jewelry industry. Their investigations, arrests and assistance to other police agencies have made a tremendous impact on keeping the industry safer.”
The Jewelers’ Security Alliance (JSA) is a non-profit trade association providing crime prevention information and services to the jewelry industry. JSA, founded in 1883, has over 20,000 member locations and works closely with the FBI and law enforcement agencies.
For more information about JSA call 800-537-0067, e-mail jsa2@jewelerssecurity.org or visit www.jewelerssecurity.org.
