Tucson PD investigating major gem theft
Photographer: KGUN
Posted: 02/07/2012
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By: Associated Press
TUCSON, AZ - Tucson police say they are investigating a gem theft of approximately $900,000. Police spokesman Sgt. Matt Ronstadt said Tuesday the stones and gems are described as one-of-a-kind gems called Oregon Sunstones. The gems were stolen from a box trailer parked at a Tucson motel sometime between Sunday night and Tuesday morning.
Some 1,900 loose stones were reported missing.
The stones are described as a rare gem found in only three small deposits in the high desert of Oregon.
Police do not have any suspects and the people who were robbed do not know if they were targeted.
Associated Press
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