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Stolen ring is a family heirloom

91原创 family devastated after losing irreplaceable jewelry in home burglary
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Michelle Sweet鈥檚 wedding ring, which had belonged to her husband鈥檚 mother, was stolen during a break-in that occurred at the family鈥檚 home between July 6 and 8.

It鈥檚 the worst feeling to come back from a fun family weekend away to a home that has been ransacked by robbers.

That鈥檚 exactly what happened to Michelle Sweet and her family last weekend, and now she is desperate to get her wedding ring back, for its sentimental value.

鈥淢y husband is just devastated. That was his mom鈥檚 wedding ring that he gave me. She passed away in 1989 so this ring has so much  meaning for us,鈥 said Sweet. The ring is more than 45 years old.

The Sweets left for camping and fishing on Friday, July 6 and returned on Sunday to find the upstairs of their Walnut Grove home in chaos, with every drawer pulled out and dumped, clothing and jewelry boxes strewn all over the floor. Even the bathroom drawers were emptied of their contents.

The thieves went through to the backyard and smashed their son鈥檚 window to gain entry.

鈥淣ow my son is just terrified,鈥 said Sweet.

The Sweets just moved into their home in the 21300 block of 91B Avenue. They asked the neighbours if they had seen anything, but they didn鈥檛.

Curiously, the thieves didn鈥檛 touch the electronics, except for a brand new laptop that was upstairs. The Sweets just moved in and hadn鈥檛 got around to getting insurance yet.

But the main concern is getting that wedding ring back. The rest of the jewelry and other items stolen they don鈥檛 need back.

鈥淚鈥檓 just hoping someone has a conscience and returns it, or finds a way so it can get back to us,鈥 she said.

91原创 RCMP arrived and did manage to get some fingerprints, she said.

Sweet said the officers that she dealt with 鈥渨ere the best officers,鈥 even letting her children look inside the patrol car and hear the sirens to cheer them up after the scary experience.

If you have any information about this break-in or this ring, call 91原创 RCMP at 604-532-3200.



Monique Tamminga

About the Author: Monique Tamminga

Monique brings 20 years of award-winning journalism experience to the role of editor at the Penticton Western News. Of those years, 17 were spent working as a senior reporter and acting editor with the 91原创 Advance Times.
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