Recovered jewelry needs to be reclaimed: Police
Over $500,000 in stolen jewelry has been recovered.
York Regional Police are asking for the public’s help locating the rightful owners of a large stash of jewelry they have recovered.
Police say two women were allegedly involved in distraction thefts and robberies within the York Region.
Driving an SUV, the two young women would approach seniors and start a conversation. During the interactions, the police said the women would replace the victims’ real jewelry with cheap costume jewelry.
In some instances, they used force and assaulted the victims when attempting to remove the jewelry.
On June 5, police charged two