County Police Seek Help in Identifying Jewelry

County police are looking for help from the public in identifying over 300 pieces of jewelry recovered in a recent investigation.

Detectives from the 2nd District investigative section believe the jewelry may have been stolen in area burglaries. Some of the pieces have already been identified as stolen.

Detectives are asking residents of Montgomery County and nearby jurisdictions who were victims of a theft or a burglary involving jewelry between June 1, 2009 and Dec. 2, 2010, to contact them by email or telephone by June 4.      

Detectives prefer that residents contact them via e-mail if possible. The address is: bisjewelry@montgomerycountymd.gov.  Those citizens who do not have computer access can call the detectives at (301) 657-0609.

 Residents should leave the following information

• Full name
• Location of theft
• Contact phone numbers
• A police report number, if available
• The investigating officer
• A brief description of the stolen jewelry to include special inscriptions/markings on the jewelry