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marmar

(77,088 posts)
Sun Dec 9, 2012, 12:49 PM Dec 2012

Crook gets robbed by burglars


Burglars broke into Rep. Darrell Issa's (R-Calif.) suburban San Diego home late last month, stealing more than 50 pieces of jewelry worth an estimated $100,000, the North County Times reported on Thursday.

The incident occurred between 6:40 p.m. and 7:20 p.m. on Nov. 29, according to a police report. Though detectives are currently exploring leads, no arrests have yet been made in the case, Jan Caldwell, spokeswoman for the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, told the Times.

Issa spokesman Frederick Hill said that the stolen items were "irreplaceable family heirlooms" that the congressman and his family had inherited, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. ................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/07/darrell-issa-burglarized_n_2256838.html?utm_hp_ref=politics



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Crook gets robbed by burglars (Original Post) marmar Dec 2012 OP
+100000000 for the headline! csziggy Dec 2012 #1
Its was probably all paste or costume junk... Historic NY Dec 2012 #2
Worth $100k for insurance purposes - $10k on the black market. geckosfeet Dec 2012 #3

geckosfeet

(9,644 posts)
3. Worth $100k for insurance purposes - $10k on the black market.
Sun Dec 9, 2012, 12:54 PM
Dec 2012

The crook will make out like a bandit when the insurance check arrives....

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