Pawnbrokers

When Harry Alexander Beatty was released from jail last December 22nd, his aunt took him in to help him out, according to a news release from the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office. The 21-year-old Port Charlotte man paid back his aunt for her...

It’s a new way to get quick cash without ever leaving the comforts of your home. Pawn shops have now spread to the Internet and they’re unlike anything you’ve probably ever seen, with customers you’d never expect. “You need...

SAN DIEGO - Pawn dealers are swamped with sellers trying to make a quick buck off anything they can find. "It's sad to see people down to their last few possessions," said Ken Bartel, owner of Royal Loan on the 3000 block of El Cajon Boulevard. "Our...

SAN DIEGO- Auto pawning has been an underground financial option for years, but these days pawning a car is making it's way into the mainstream.  At Auto Pawn San Diego, Kathy Wentz says she is seeing more middle class folks resorting to pawning their...

UPDATED: Big changes are coming for pawn shops in Martinsville. City council approved a new ordinance llate Tuesday night.  Under the new ordinance, pawn shops can't be located within one thousand feet of a church, school, playground or other pawn...

A pawn shop on the east side of the state is closing up shop after the owner claims he was robbed. Global Pawn recently shut down in Monroe, about 45 minutes south of Detroit. Police say the owner complained about being robbed a few weeks ago. However,...

Engaging, intelligent and well-versed in a variety of subjects, the proprietors of the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas, subject of a reality show on the History Channel, have done more to improve the public perception of the pawn business than...

The Pierce County Sheriff's office is seeking the public's helping in locating a burglary suspect involved in the robbery of a Spanaway pawn shop. At 5:30 a.m. on Dec. 30, 2011, the suspect pried his way through a security door and forced his way into...

This gal sure doesn't look like she'll ever pass the suitable daughter-in-law material test, at least as far as one mom is concerned. Ashley Nereida Irene Brown, 24, is accused of swiping her boyfriend's mother's jewelry and then pawning it,...

Since I have an IPhone, I no longer need my Garmin GPS, so the other day, my wife listed it on-line, and in less than two hours, i was on my way to meet my GPS' s new owner!  With a retail price of $150 dollars, mine (in like new condition in the...

The 16th and final defendant in a scheme to resell $20 million in stolen goods at Maryland pawn shops pleaded guilty Wednesday, prosecutors said. William Cooper Jr., 38, admitted he took part in a conspiracy to transport goods — such as non-...