Posted by Edecio Martinez December 9, 2009 5:15 AM   LAUDERDALE LAKES, Fla. (CBS/WFOR) The Broward Sheriff's Office has a pretty good lead on a burglar who stole several guns from a Lauderdale Lakes pawn shop. That's because the suspect, described by officials as athletic, was caught on camera breaking into the pawn shop on Friday.   Surveillance cameras rolling inside the Peoples Pawn Shop captured his every move. Detectives say the suspect climbed onto the roof of the...

By Julie Howle Staff writer The Greenville News Greenville, SC November 20, 2009   Roger Eugene Shephard was sentenced to life in prison without parole Thursday after being found guilty of murder in the shooting death of an Easley pawnshop owner, a verdict that brought tears and embraces from family members of the victim and defendant who sat across the aisle from each other throughout the trial.   People surrounded Betty Bruin, the wife of victim John Bruin, to hug her. Shephard's aunt left the...

Tue 17 Nov, 2009 by Bill Bonner London , England Bill Bonner explains why the gold price is set to go to the moon Gold hit a new record yesterday. The price rose $22.50 to $1,139. And we take up a disagreeable task. We ask ourselves: what if we were wrong? If you bought gold when we first recommended it ten years ago, you are in a very comfortable position. Gold sells for more than four times as much today. But what should you do now? And what if you didn’t go for broke on gold in the early ‘00s? Is it too...

JCK Staff -- JCK Online 10/16/2009 12:08:23 PM Balestriere Lanza PLLC filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday against Cash4Gold in the Central District of California. The class action was filed on behalf of consumers who said their jewelry was either lost in transit to Cash4Gold or claimed their checks were systematically mailed too late for customers to request return of their jewelry within the return policy period if jewelry was received. The lawsuit also alleges that Cash4Gold makes it impossible for customers...

OzarksFirst.com Reported by: Kate Stacy Monday, Sep 14, 2009 @09:52pm CDT From paying bills to cashing in on a bargain, pawn shops are playing an interesting role in this recession.  Some people get information from their stock broker, others learn about the recession's affect from their pawn broker. "In June,...