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Thief Returns Jewelry After 34 Years
Fri Dec 20, 9:44 AM ET
LINCOLN, Nebraska - A thief with a conscience mailed back a gold wedding band and earrings to the jewelry store where he or she stole them 34 years ago.
A letter to Sartor Hamann Jewelry accompanied the traditional woman's wedding band and a pair of pearl earrings with gold posts, tiny diamonds and dangling pearls.
"Enclosed are two items that I stole from you in 1968. I'm very sorry and I should not have taken your property," it said. "The pieces belong to you NOT me. I was wrong and I want to apologize for my actions."
Store owner Don Hamann said the letter that arrived Tuesday did not have a signature. The only telltale sign was a Boys Town, Nebraska, postmark.
"It's kind of interesting," Hamann said. "What must have gone through the person's mind after what, 34 years?"
The package provided few clues. The 18-karat gold ring appeared worn even though it had been polished, he said.
The earrings on close examination appeared to be costume jewelry, a brand the store normally wouldn't carry.
It was the first time Hamann could remember a stolen item being returned voluntarily.
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