Police attempt to trace owners of jewellery recovered from jailed burglar’s bag
The owners of the jewellery have not be identified so far.
Police are trying to find the owners of a selection of distinctive jewellery recovered from the bag of a jailed burglar.
John Laughton was jailed for a total of five years after admitting a series of distraction break-ins across Ashfield and Mansfield.
When he was arrested by police in Birmingham, Laughton was in possession of a bag full of jewellery.
So far, the owners of the items have not yet been identified. Detectives handling the case want to hear from anyone who can help.
Detective Sergeant Elina Falcon, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:
“Laughton was found with a significant amount of jewellery that we have not been able to link to any of the victims we currently know about."
“We’d ask people to have a good look at these images and check them carefully."
“There is a very strong chance this collection of different and distinctive pieces of jewellery were taken from separate households."
“It would be a very satisfying conclusion to our investigation to see Laughton jailed and the owners of this suspected stolen jewellery reunited with their belongings.”