Engraving was the clue that solved a mystery that goes like this:
One of my student's mother's got a call from the police yesterday...they asked her name and then asked for her date of birth...she wasn't sure she should be giving that info over the phone so she said just that...and they asked, "Is your birthday Jan. 1st?"
"Yes," it is.
The next question was if she had 2 brothers.
Yes, she did...and then the officer asked their names.
Next question..."was your house recently burglarized?"
"No, and never," was her answer.
It turns out, that during a traffic stop last month, stolen property was recovered from a car. Among the stolen items was a charm bracelet with three children's golden silhouettes, with names and birth dates engraved on each. With some detective work, they narrowed it down to this parent...and they phoned her.
She did indeed know of the bracelet. It belonged to her mother and was stolen when her house was robbed 31 years ago! What makes the story so interesting is that this bracelet was stolen in southern California- it somehow survived being shuffled around and perhaps re-stolen again....then turning up in the Bay Area just a few miles from where this parent lives now.....and she has only lived in this area for a few years. The engraving was the clue that returned this keepsake to its owner.
*LIVESTRONG*LOVESTRONGER*LAUGH HARDER*ENJOY THE WEEKEND*
4 comments:
Wow! Wow! Wow! That's a crazy story. What a wonderful outcome though. I bet she was very frightened to receive a call like that.
wow, fantastic that she got it back after all that time.
That is tops on the list of favorite stories ever.
That IS amazing!!!!
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