Burglars sell silver ingot for $30 --- 62.5 Pounds Of Silver
Arizona Coin Collector
I hope more information comes out on these guys. Got to
handed to the metal recycler.
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FROM:
http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=9330520
WREG-TV, Memphis Tennessee
Burglars sell silver ingot for $30
Associated Press - November 11, 2008 1:34 PM ET
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) - When thieves in northwest
Arkansas tried to sell a stolen, 62.5-pound silver bar at a
metal recycling business, the owner convinced them that
the bar was really made of lead and gave them $30 for it.
Then he called police.
That silver bar - called an ingot - is actually valued
at $15,000.
Bentonville police say six people have been arrested in
the caper, including Jonathan Hodge, who worked as a
handyman for Roger Trautman, who owns apartments and a
bookstore in town. Hodge hasn't yet been charged.
Trautman reported the theft August 19th, in which the
safes were taken from a closet in his apartment. Among
the items inside were the silver bar; five gold Eagle
coins valued at $1,000 each; 10 other gold coins valued
at about $10,000; and a rare D. H. Lawrence
first-edition book with an estimated value of $5,000.
Also taken was a bag of silver coins worth about $10,000
and a number of World War II medals.
Also arrested in the case were Adam Phillips, Brandon
Windham, Alicia Linn, Maxwell Horton and a juvenile.
Police say other pieces have turned up at local shops,
though the literary artifacts have not been located.
Authorities say Phillips has admitted involvement in
other crimes in the area, including burglary, auto
theft and arson. Charges have not been filed in
those cases.
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