Michigan jeweler found in Florida with suspected stolen jewelry, police say - MLive.com
PORT HURON, MI -- Police have tracked down a Port Huron jeweler in Florida that's accused of taking jewelry that belonged to several customers from a now-closed business.
The 62-year-old man was located and arrested Friday, Feb. 2 by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Northern Florida Division on Interstate 75 near Jasper, Florida after information provided by the Port Huron Police Department's Neighborhood Enforcement, or NET, team.
He's wanted in connection with missing jewelry from the now-closed Rick Currie Master Goldsmiths on Huron Avenue in Port Huron. Police say a large amount of suspected stolen jewelry was found in his vehicle.
The suspect, whose not being named because he's not yet been arraigned, is being held in the Hamilton County Jail, pending extradition to Michigan on felony warrants for larceny by conversion, $20,000 or more, and larceny by conversion, $1,000 or more/less than $20,000.
"This has been an active investigation by members of the Port Huron Police Department with every effort being put towards attempting to locate and return the stolen jewelry to the victims of these crimes" and locating the suspect, reads a department news release.
The effort include numerous leads and search warrants during the investigation led by the NET team, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Northern Florida Division.
Port Huron police investigators will work on contacting victims who filed complaints to try and positively identify their jewelry after it's returned and inventoried by the department.
A Jan. 12 Port Huron Times Herald story notes more than 110 complaints have been filed by customers who'd left jewelry at the suspect's business, with a combined value of around $250,000.
Extradition of the suspect may take two weeks or more, police said.
